Individual proteins are made up of various combinations of at least 50, and up to several thousand, amino acids strung together in a long chain. A complete protein depends upon this chain of amino acids gathering into a highly complex, multi-layered string, and then going on to twist itself into intricate three-dimensional shapes. Proteins can [...]
How food is digested The nutrients your body needs for energy, maintenance and repair – including amino acids, glucose, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals – must first be extracted from food by the process of digestion. Digestion begins in your mouth as you chew the food you are eating to break it up into smaller [...]
Think of your body as a mechanism made up of billions of tiny chemical factories linked in an endless process of utilising energy and performing such functions as nerve transmission and producing vital enzymes (body substances made from proteins that break down foods and regulate metabolism). Something as complicated as the human body must inevitably [...]