What may eventually happen to the body's tissues if the diet does not contain esential amino acids?

Answer 1

Most foods contain all the essential amino acids.

Protein is made from amino acids. Humans can synthesize most of the amino acids that we need to make protein, with the exception of nine essential amino acids (histadine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine) that must come from the foods we eat.

In 1914, Thomas B. Osborne and Lafayette B. Mendel conducted studies which suggested that rats grew best when fed a combination of plant foods whose amino acid patterns resembled that of animal tissue. The term "complete protein" was coined to describe a protein in which all nine essential amino acids are present in the same proportion that they occur in animals. "Incomplete protein" described the varying amino acid patterns in plants. It's a misleading term, because it suggest that humans (and other animals, one would assume) can't get enough essential amino acids to make protein from plants.

Fortunately, the theory that plant proteins are somehow "incomplete" and therefore inadequate has been disproven. All unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in any single one of these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs, even if you are an endurance athlete or body builder.

Whenever you eat, your body stores amino acids, and then withdraws them when it needs them to make protein. It is not necessary to eat any particular food or any particular combination of foods together at one sitting, to make complete protein. Your body puts together amino acids from food to make protein throughout the day.

Answer 2

If the diet lacks essential amino acids, the body may not be able to synthesize all the proteins it needs for tissue growth and repair. This could result in muscle wasting, weakened immune function, and impaired organ function over time.

Answer 3

Incomplete proteins are proteins that lack one or more of the essential amino acids. Beans and corn are two examples of foods that are incomplete proteins.

Answer 4

If a person does not consume all the essential amino acids it needs, the body's pools of essential amino acids will dwindle until body organs are compromised

Answer 5

Your risk for serious disorders increases.