Protein serves multiple important functions in the body including providing energy, maintaining cell growth, and must be supplied through the diet on a daily basis. It can be obtained through various animal sources like meat, eggs and dairy or plant sources like soybeans, quinoa, nuts and legumes. The National Institute of Health recommends certain daily intake amounts of protein depending on age and gender.

1. Protein

2. Multiple Functions

3. Provides Energy

4. Maintains cell growth

5. Must be supplied daily

6. Excess is stored as fat

7. Milk
Eggs
Fish
Poultry
Red Meat
Protein Sources

13. Avoid Fatty Meats

14. Amino Acids

15. Brewers Yeast
Certain nuts
Soybeans (tofu)
Cottonseed
Quinoa
Complete Protein Plant
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16. How much is needed?

17. Protein by NIAD
Amino Acids by net_efekt
Multiple functions by Foxtongue
Provides Energy by icultist
Maintains cell growth by Mohit Joshi
Must be supplied daily by gifracis
Stored as fat by Luz Adriana Villa A.
Tofu by flavorrelish
Nuts by lainBuchanan
Beans by cookbookman17
Cheese by waitscm
Fish by ngader
How much is needed? By Jenn Durfey
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