Essential amino acid (EAA)
•Last Updated: January 29, 2024
Proteins are composed of amino acids, some of which your body can synthesize and others not. The nine you need yet cannot synthesize, and thus need to ingest, are called essential amino acids (EAAs). A protein is said to be complete when it has enough of each EAA.
Essential amino acid (EAA) is most often used for
Last Updated:January 29, 2024
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