Proteins and their building blocks, (amino acids) aid in metabolism by providing aid in the process of homeostasis, which is the bodies way of maintaining equlibrium (Health). Proteins are also the main component of many of the bodies hormones, such as insulin, which helps to carry sugar into the cell for further metabolism to occur. Proteins are also enzymes which play huge roles in the digestion of things we take into our body. Amino acids are also important in the structure of our DNA. Protein also forms our human blood which carries oxygen into our cells. These are just a few of the things proteins do to regulate our body processes.
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