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Protein is an essential nutrient found in animal products, nuts, and beans. The name protein name comes from the Greek word protos, which means âfirst.â Your body uses proteins in your diet to build new cells, maintain tissues, and synthesize new proteins that make it possible for you to perform basic bodily functions.
Protein is essential for humans. That means that we can't do without it in our food and in our bodies, in part because of the nitrogen it contains nitrogen is responsible for growth and repair of the cells and in part because of the particular building blocks that make up protein.