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Los aminoácidos son compuestos orgánicos que se combinan para formar proteínas. Los aminoácidos y las proteínas son los pilares fundamentales de la vida.
Cuando las proteínas se digieren o se descomponen, los aminoácidos se acaban. El cuerpo humano requiere de muchos aminoácidos para:
Los aminoácidos se clasifican en tres grupos:
Aminoácidos esenciales:
Aminoácidos no esenciales:
Aminoácidos condicionales:
Usted no necesita ingerir aminoácidos esenciales y no esenciales en cada comida, pero es importante lograr un equilibrio de ellos durante todo el día.
Trumbo P, Schlicker S, Yates AA, Poos M; Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, The National Academies. Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein and amino acids. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102(11):1621-1630.
Escott-Stump S, eds. Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care. 6th ed. Philadelphia Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
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