Scientific insight: dietary proteins and obesity prevention
Date:
13 June 2018
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Proteins and weigh control Protein is one of the major nutrients in our food and they are the building blocks of every cell of our body. Some of their functions are widely known: they contribute to the growth and maintenance of muscle mass, they are needed for building and repairing body tissues, and they function as enzymes and hormones and contribute to the normal function of the immune system (Duyff R. 2012). But proteins have another key role in nutrition; they could be helpful for the maintenance of body weight. More