{"id":292,"date":"2019-08-14T13:07:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmcched110.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?p=292"},"modified":"2022-08-10T19:20:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:20:54","slug":"proteins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/2019\/08\/14\/proteins\/","title":{"rendered":"Proteins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Proteins are the building blocks of life. In the body, they are important for making blood, bones, skin, muscles and cartilage, as well as various chemicals like hormones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/protein-foods-nutrients-health\">https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/protein-foods-nutrients-health<\/a>. Proteins break down into amino acids. There are 9 essential amino acids &#8211; we must get them through food as the body doesn&#8217;t make them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We get amino acids from eating foods rich in protein, like those found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/protein-foods\">Protein<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/dairy\">Dairy<\/a> food groups. Animal-based foods tend to be complete proteins &#8211; they have all 9 amino acids (meat, seafood, eggs, dairy). Incomplete proteins come from plant-based foods (beans and peas, known as legumes; seeds and nuts; and whole grains), but these foods can be combined to ensure that we are getting everything we need.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bmcched110.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/files\/2019\/08\/complementary-proteins.png\" alt=\"Image shows that grains, seeds, legumes and dairy can be combined to make sure you get 9 essential amino acids\" class=\"wp-image-294\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>How much protein do you need? For an adult, you need about 0.8 g per kg of body weight. Read more here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/what-should-you-eat\/protein\/\">https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/what-should-you-eat\/protein\/<\/a>. Most of us in the United States are getting enough or more than enough protein in our diets. There are times when we may need to get more &#8211; when one is pregnant, recovering from an illness or suffering from an injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proteins are the building blocks of life. In the body, they are important for making blood, bones, skin, muscles and cartilage, as well as various chemicals like hormones &#8211; https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/protein-foods-nutrients-health. Proteins break down into amino acids. There are 9 essential amino acids &#8211; we must get them through food as the body doesn&#8217;t make them. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/2019\/08\/14\/proteins\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Proteins&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-slo5","tag-readings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1445,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions\/1445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/hed-110-comprehensive-hlth-education-fall-2022-shneyderman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}