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1
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What is protein composed of

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  • Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen atoms arranged into amino acids linked in a chain
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Amino acid definition

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Building blocks of proteins, each contain an amino group an acid group, a hydrogen atom and a distinctive side group attached to a central carbon atom

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What is a dipeptide

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2 amino acids bonded together

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4
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How many essential amino acids are there

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9

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What are the 9 essential amino acids

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  • Histidine
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
  • Lysine
  • Methionine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Threonine
  • Tryptophan
  • Valine
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What makes an amino acid essential

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The body either cannot make at all or cannot make in sufficient quantity to meet its needs

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Non-essential amino acids definition

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The body can synthesise more than half of the amino acids for itself

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Conditionally essential amino acids definition

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Some non-essential amino acids can become essential under special circumstances

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9
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Examples of conditionally essential amino acids (4)

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  • Arginine
  • Tyrosine
  • Glutamine
  • Glycine
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Functions of protein (8)

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  • Structural and mechanical
  • Transport
  • Channels and pumps
  • Acid base balance
  • Fluid balance
  • Antibodies
  • Hormones
  • Enzymes
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Nitrogen balance

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The difference between N intake and N losses (intake – losses)

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Negative nitrogen balance

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More nitrogen is lost than taken in:
- Injury
- Illness
- Starvation
- Inadequate protein intake
- Overtraining

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Positive nitrogen balance

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Intake exceeds output:
- Infants
- Pregnant women
- Those in recovery from illness, injury or starvation
- Athletes

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Demination definition

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Amino acids stripped of nitrogen

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What does demination produce

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Ammonia released into the bloodstream

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Process of demination

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The liver picks up the ammonia, converts it into urea which is transported in the blood then filtered out by the kidneys

17
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How does the body use amino acids for energy

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When glucose and fatty acids are in short supply, we can use protein for energy (Gluconeogenesis)

18
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RNI for protein

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  • Percentages of daily intake
  • RNI = 0.75g/kgBW
  • Certain populations require more
19
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What is the RNI of protein

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0.75g/kgBW

20
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Protein quality

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Depends on the amino acids that are present, but also the digestibility of the food, and the needs of the individual

21
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Protein digestion in the mouth

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Proteins are crushed and moistened by saliva in the mouth

22
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Protein digestion in the stomach

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Hydrochloric acid denatures each proteins tangled structure so that digestive enzymes can access the peptide bonds

23
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Protein digestion in the small intestine

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When polypeptides enter the small intestine, pancreatic and intestinal proteases hydrolyse them further into short peptide chains, tripeptides, dipeptides and amino acids

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Absorption of protein

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The cells of the small intestine absorb amino acids and have peptidase enzymes on their surfaces that split most of the dipeptides and tripeptides into single amino acids

25
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Protein synthesis

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Building of new proteins

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Muscle protein balance

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Increase in muscle protein synthesis (MPS) or decrease in muscle protein breakdown (MPB) leading to a positive balance and thus muscle hypertrophy

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Leucine intake

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Leucine is important for triggering Muscle Protein Synthesis throughout the motor pathway

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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)

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It mainly affects young children and is the result if both too little energy and too little protein in the diet

29
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What are the 2 extreme forms of PEM

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  1. Marasmus
  2. Kwashiorkor
30
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Marasmus

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Severe deprivation of food, energy, vitamins and minerals over a long period

31
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Kwashiorkor

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Sudden and recent deprivation of food

32
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What is the current intake of protein for adults aged 19-64 years old

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76.0 g/day

33
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Anabolic resistance

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Anabolic resistance refers to the phenomenon whereby older adults require a higher dose of protein to achieve the same response in MPS as a younger adult

34
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What are the protein requirements for older adults

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40-60% more protein per meal to experience the same rate of protein synthesis as younger adults

35
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Protein and bone health

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  • Bone matrix is largely made up of protein
  • Protein may decrease the risk of fractures etc

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