#31 - All Things Protein:

Protein is the king of the macronutrients for very good reason. To understand the ins and outs of Protein, then this will be a great feature-length episode for you! Enjoy!
Timestamps:
00:00:00-00:03:35 - Introduction
00:03:36-00:10:41 - What Are Proteins?
00:10:42-00:13:56 - Basic Amino Acid Chemistry
00:13:57-00:15:40 - Overview of Basic Functions
00:15:41-00:22:51 - What Happens When We Eat Protein?
00:22:52-00:25:29 - Transcription & Translation
00:25:30-00:28:18 - Insulin Example
00:28:19-00:30:04 - Amino Acid Formation
00:30:05-00:36:37 - Amino Acid Classifications
00:36:38-00:46:09 - Amino Acid Interactions
00:46:10-00:50:28 - What is the Amino Acid Pool?
00:50:29-01:13:00 - Muscle Protein Synthesis & Factors That Effect It
01:13:01-01:15:58 - Outro
References:
1. Chandel N. S. (2021). Amino Acid Metabolism. Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 13, (4), a040584. DOI: ⁠https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a040584⁠
2. Mann, J., & Stewart, A. (2017). Essentials of human nutrition (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.*
*There is a recently released more up-to-date version of this text, I used the one I was in possession of at the time as I was not aware a new edition had dropped.
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