Mrs. Webb is a 38-year-old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. During your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you explain the function of dietary protein as:
A) providing an energy source for the brain.
B) building and maintaining tissues.
C) participating in specific detoxifying metabolic pathways.
D) synthesizing and regulating hormones.

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The major functions of proteins include building and maintaining tissues, regulating water and acid-base balance, and acting as precursors for enzymes, antibodies, and several hormones. Carbohydrates, not proteins, provide an energy source for the brain. Proteins do not participate in detoxifying metabolic pathways or synthesize and regulate hormones.

Mrs Webb Is a 38-Year-Old Patient Who Has Been Changing