Protein is the body’s building block. All of our organs, including the skin, are built from proteins, as are the muscles, hair and nails. Many hormones are proteins, and, the immune system, digestive system and blood all rely on proteins to work correctly. Protein is therefore an essential part of our diet, vital to development and correct functioning of the body. Protein is particularly important for children and adolescents - as they grow and develop into adults proteins are used to produce tissue. Protein is also important for pregnant women.
If our diets contained no protein then our bodies would start to break down muscles in order to produce the protein it needs – our bodies are good at storing fats and some sugars but not good at storing proteins. It is therefore necessary to continually replace the protein that our bodies use.
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