Question

Why is protein deficiency associated with increased susceptibility to infections?

Answer 1

QUESTION: Why is protien deficiency associated with increased susceptibility to infections?

ANSWER:

• Protien is a type of large molecule by which our cell function properly.Generally protien consist of Amino acid.
• Protien consist of long chain of amino acid which form the basis of all life.Inside the cell, protien is like a tiny machine.
• Generally protien contains amino acid and amino acid also known as building blocks of protien.
• Proteins do maximum every biological process in our body and the functions of the protien is vary widely.
• The main function of the protien is to repair, strengthen and build the tissue.

Protien Deficiency:

• Protien deficiency lead to problem of malnutrition, such as kwashoorker and marasmus which are the life threatninng.
• Protien deficiency can cause loss of muscle mass.
• It can also cause brittle an thin hair.
• Stunted growth.
• Skin Lesions etc.

Protien deficiency increased susceptibility to infections because:

1. Intake of too little protien may change the composition of the body such as muscle wasting.
2. Due to immbalanced diets,Kwashiorker is the type of protien deficiency disease occurs many children in different developing countries.
3. Protien generally required for growth of various type of body functions, so the dificiency of the protien causes different organ failure in our body.
4. Protien Inadequate can also effect on psychological well being in different ways.It can cause mental hindrance, tension,surliness etc.
5. Protien is used to blood coagulation in our body but protien deficiency cause high risk of developing abnormal blood coagulation.
6. Person haviing moderate protien inadequate may cause deep vein thrombosis which occurs in deep veins of extremities.