Protein

This fascinating book is part of an important series introducing young students to the nutrients inside food.
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It uses simple, clear language to explore the role of food in a healthy lifestyle, and explain the role that proteins play in maintaining good health and in a balanced diet.

Special features:
• annotated photographs
• pictorial tables showing the proportion of nutrients in different foods
• diagrams explaining how nutrients affect different parts of the body and how they are digested.

Contents
What’s in my food?
What nutrients are in my food?
Protein
What is protein?
How does my body get protein?
What does protein do?
Protein carries oxygen
Protein powers my body
Protein powers my brain
Protein makes me strong
Protein helps me grow
Protein keeps me healthy
Protein helps make hormones
Which foods contain protein?
What happens if I don’t eat protein?
Glossary
Index