Proteins
Bailee Kelley
What do proteins do?
- Supply energy to the body
- Build new cells and repair injured ones
- Required for structure, function, and regulation of your body's tissues and organs
Too Much or Not Enough?
Signs That You Aren't Eating Enough
- Little to no energy
- You're muscles are weak
- Your body will eat it's own muscles; causing flabbiness
- Slow recovery
- Thinning of hair and nails
- Excessive weight gain
- Dehydration
- Nutritional deficiencies (Unbalanced Meals)
- Risk of heart disease
- Kidney problems
Top 10 foods that have protein:
- Turkey and Chicken Breast
- Tuna, Salmon, Halibut (Fish)
- Low-fat Mozzarella and Cottage Cheese
- Pork Chops
- Lean Beef
- Tofu
- Soy Beans
- Eggs
- Yogurt, Milk, Soymilk
- Nuts and Seeds
Protein Facts
- Life couldn't go on without protein
- "Protein" is from the Greek word proteios, which means "primary"
- Hair is made up of a type of protein called keratin
- The life-span of a protein is 2 days
- The human body contains 100,000 different types of proteins
Acrostic Poem:
Provides structure to your body
Repairs damaged cells
Often found in meats
There are over 100,000
Even some can't be made by the human body
Intake of 46 grams a day
Never underestimate the importance