if your body produces 12 of the amino acid needed to make protein where do you think we get the other 8 from

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Kendall Wheeler

25 August, 02:53

if your body produces 12 of the amino acid needed to make protein where do you think we get the other 8 from

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Micah Sheppard · Answer 1

Although your body can manufacture many of the 20 amino acids necessary to make proteins, it can't make them all. Those your body can't produce, called the essential amino acids, must come from the foods you eat. Most Americans consume more protein than they need, so they usually also get the required amino acids, unless they follow a very restrictive diet.