Question

The amount of energy needed to support the cost of building new tissue and the material that makes up tissue (i.e. muscle and bone) is the cost of __________ and is taken into consideration for ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of energy needed to support the cost of building new tissue and the material that makes up tissue is the cost of proteins and is taken into consideration for growth and repair of tissues

Explanation:

The proteins we ingest as part of our meals per day, are broken down in the guto amino acids. Our bodies can use it for growtn and repair of tissues, as an energy source or as primary materials necessary for the production of other compounds needed by our bodies.

We must include animal protein in our diet, because animal sources contains all of the essential amino acids needed, whereas plant sources of protein do not.