1) Complete the following chart: Ami no acids
Bones :
Muscles :
Skin :
Blood :
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What to know about essential amino acids
Medically reviewed by Natalie Olsen, R.D., L.D., ACSM EP-C — Written by Jennifer Berry on January 21, 2019
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Essential amino acids and exercise
How to get essential amino acids
Conditional amino acids
Diet
Takeaway
The body needs 20 different amino acids to maintain good health and normal functioning. People must obtain nine of these amino acids, called the essential amino acids, through food. Good dietary sources include meat, eggs, tofu, soy, buckwheat, quinoa, and dairy.
Amino acids are compounds that combine to make proteins. When a person eats a food that contains protein, their digestive system breaks the protein down into amino acids. The body then combines the amino acids in various ways to carry out bodily functions.
A healthy body can manufacture the other 11 amino acids, so these do not usually need to enter the body through the diet.
Amino acids build muscles, cause chemical reactions in the body, transport nutrients, prevent illness, and carry out other functions. Amino acid deficiency can result in decreased immunity, digestive problems, depression, fertility issues, lower mental alertness, slowed growth in children, and many other health issues.
Answer:
Participants completed a 131‐item validated FFQ.25, 26 Intakes of amino acids were derived predominantly using UK food composition data but with additional data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.27, 28 Values for 18 individual amino acids were assigned to each of the foods listed in the FFQ and for we assigned values for each ingredient in the mixed dishes. When values for total protein from the amino acid database and the latest UK food composition tables differed, the amino acid composition of the food items were modified to match the most up‐to‐date data.29 Intakes of individual amino acids were calculated as the frequency of each food multiplied by the amino acid content of the food for the appropriate portion size.30 All foods were classified as either animal or vegetable origin, and for mixed dishes the proportions contributed from animal and vegetable sources were calculated by breaking down the ingredients into foods that were attributable to a single source.