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SVNJen
07-15-2010, 04:46 PM
Whether due to restricted diets, illness, skipping meals, poor diet choices, and so on, inadequate protein/amino acid intake can compromise your health and affect the following body functions:

* Bone cell synthesis
* Red blood cell production
* Heart cell turnover rate
* Neurotransmitters/mood
* Sense of well-being/stamina
* Immune function/antibodies
* Enzymes/hormones
* Skin elasticity/muscle tone
* Organ function/pH balance
* Mobility/joint integrity

Many people are unknowingly protein deficient. Protein levels may actually be normal in standard blood panels, but in deeper tests of the serum, many individuals have deficient amino acid levels. Even marginal deficiencies can magnify the effect of every disease. We have never seen a vegetarian who is not protein deficient.