Nine Vital Purposes for Protein in Your Body
5. Preserves appropriate pHThe balance of bases and acids in your blood and other body fluids is mostly controlled by protein (16Trusted Source, 17Trusted Source).The pH scale is used to measure the acid-base equilibrium. On a scale of 0 to 14, 0 represents acidity, 7 represents neutrality, and 14 represents alkalinity. The pH values of… Read More »