• Help regulate oxygen uses and
energy production • Important in nerve, muscle and
cellular functions • Play a vital role in cognitive function, including memory and mood • Involved in
regulation of metabolism, body temperature, blood sugar and insulin control, thyroid function, carbohydrate metabolism and control over hormonal processes • Lubricate joints and improve mineralization
of bones • Help transport cholesterol • Improve digestion
of the gut • Build the immune system and regulate inflammatory response • Can help direct the processes that stimulate fat breakdown and utilization • Helps regulate blood pressure
Although these findings are intriguing, the
cellular regulation of skeletal muscle proteolysis in response to negative
energy balance and manipulations in dietary protein is not well described.