Question: Our bodies require proteins and yet when when we take them in large quantities they affect us why?

Bernerd Fulanda answered on 12 Jul 2017:

Dear Dremy,
Let me start by saying this; too much of everything is poisonous, it applies to proteins, carbohydrates (unga) etc.
Now, proteins come in many different forms and have many different functions, for example:
– Part of your DNA – your genetic inheritance! Proteins combine with nucleic acids to form nucleoproteins,
– Enzymes – proteins which make everything happen, e.g. to break down food for absorption; to regulate the entry of nutrients through cell walls, and the removal of waste-products; to grow, etc.
– Haemoglobin – the protein which, with iron, carries oxygen in your body;
– Myoglobin and elastin – two main proteins in muscle fibres;
– Bones are mainly proteins, with calcium, magnesium and phosphate;
– Hormones, send chemical messages btwn nerve cells & regulate metabolism;
– Antibodies, circulate in your blood to protect you against viruses; and
– Keratin which forms your hair and nails

Now, what does too much protein mean:-
Our cells in your intestine can’t absorb whole proteins, only single amino acids or very small chains of two or three amino acids called peptides. So digestive enzymes (specialised proteins!) break down the proteins into their component amino acids like cutting the string between the sausages.
– Amino acids & peptides are absorbed into the bloodstream and safely delivered at different parts around your body where they are required, to make new proteins or to be used to release energy.
And the interesting things is; first reporting station is the liver, where most new protein are made, and where excess protein is broken down ready for burning as a fuel for metabolism.
Therefore balanced diet is very important; when u eat too much protein than your body needs, you put ur health at risk because of e.g. weight gain (body converts the protein to convert most of those calories to sugar and then fat) = extra body fat; Increased blood sugar levels can also feed pathogenic bacteria and yeast, such as Candida albicans (candidiasis), as well as fueling cancer cell growth.
Additional problems include stress on your kidneys, dehydration, and leaching of important bone minerals etc.