A person eats large amounts of protein sources in the diet but yet ends up with an amino acid deficiency. How could this occurrence happen?

a. limited competition exists between amino acids
b. Increased absorption of competing amino acids that use the same transport system.
c. all diets should include protein supplementation to prevent this type of situation from occurring
d. structural differences in amino acids lead to clinical deficiencies as a result of competition.


Ans: b. Increased absorption of competing amino acids that use the same transport system.

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