Proteins
- Author
- Dr Regina Belski
- Published
- Mon 15 Apr 2013
- Episode Link
- http://webstat.latrobe.edu.au/www/marketing/assets/podcasts/subjects/dtn2pnu201307.mp3
Did you know that proteins are not simply needed in the diet to build strong muscles but that they have many other critical roles in the body, including being involved in; acid-base balance, the immune system as well as acting as hormones? This lecture introduces proteins, their building blocks and roles and functions in the body as well as how the body digests and metabolises them.
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