Protein has many crucial roles as well. These being that it helps fight diseases, transports oxygen throughout the body, creates new cells and builds/repairs body tissue (such as skin, hair, nails, bones, muscles, etc.). Protein also maintains the strict acid-balance throughout the body, plays a vital role in enzyme production, and is greatly needed for the growth of teenagers.
Proteins are made up of 22 different amino acids, however not every food contains all of them, which is why they're called "incomplete" proteins. Protein should amount for 10%-15% of your total diet and some hardy sources of vegetarian protein come from eggs, beans, low-fat milk, lentils, nuts, barley, and quinoa.
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