NSC 170C1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Strength Training, Coeliac Disease
3 Oct 2016
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Proteins are organic nutrients that are chemically similar to lipids and carbohydrates because they contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Proteins, however, contain nitrogen, the element cells need to make a wide array of important biological compounds. All cells in your body contain proteins. Your body uses protein to: make, maintain, and repair cells, build structures. Collagen, keratin: produce enzymes, lubricants, and clotting compounds, transport substances, make antibodies. Antibodies are structures in the bloodstream that help prevent and combat infections: make certain hormones, maintain proper fluid balance and acid base balance. When the bodies supply of protein in inadequate, the level of protein in the blood decreases, and, as a result, some water leaks out of the bloodstream and enters spaces between cells. Accumulation of fluid in tissues is called edema. Help maintain acid base balance: the proper concentration of the hydrogen ion (h+) in the body. Too much h+ will be acidic and too little h+ will be basic.
