Sun, Oct-10-04, 15:41
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Plan: NHE/UD2/General LC
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BF:10/6/?
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Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by Built
Okay, I hear this from time to time, the "denaturing" thing, but isn't that what cooking DOES to protein - ALL protein? And I'd love to understand why this is a problem. Actually, I don't even really understand what "denaturing" means.
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What Tagcaver said. Also, certain proteins (quaternary structure) have been shown to have immune system benifits which are lost if the structure is changed. I do believe the protein will still be fully digested (broken down into individual amino acids) and rebulit into your tissues. So denaturation is not bad... it's just less good.
(Note: apparently some proteins can make it through the GI tract without being denatured. Otherwise the proteins in whey would have no immune system effect) |