Question

What would most likely happen to a person who is not getting enough essential amino acids in his or her diet?
The body would synthesize the amino acids.
Muscle tissue would break down to supply amino acids.
There would be no measurable effect.
Protein stores would break down to release amino acids.

Answer 1

If a person is not getting enough diet, his muscles break down to supply the amino acids.

Option (2) is correct.

Explanation:

• Our body take food and other supplements to meet the needs of essential amino acids.
• These amino acid are formed by proteins.
• Amino acids are the biggest source of proteins.
• The best source of amino acids are animal and plant proteins like meat, eggs, cereals pulses etc.
• Our body stores protein, half of the proteins are stored in skeletal muscles.

Therefore if a person is not getting enough diet, his muscles break down to supply the amino acids.

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Answer 2

The protein would break down to release amino acids.

Explanation:

There are 9 essential amino acids which our body requires that are obtained from meat,egg,fish tofu,milk etc.

When we eat food, the digestive system breaks the protein into amino acids that provide function.

This helps in build up of immune system,provide mineral to the body etc.