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What is the difference between essential and nonessential amino acids

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Simply put, essential amino acids are amino acids that cannot be made by the body. These amino acids must come from a person's diet, as the human body lacks the metabolic pathways required to synthesize these amino acids. ... Nonessential amino acids do not need to come from the diet.

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