TY - SER TI - Proteínas y dieta (II): la taurina SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 16 N2 - The protein rations recommended especially in childhood and the food sources of proteins, especially milk and eggs, as well as legumes as an alternative food to meat, are discussed. The different functions of proteins in the body are described and the various products that animal proteins can supply, such as plant proteins, simple cell protein from yeast, bacteria and fungi, and petroleum products. Taurine, an amino acid with multiple functions, still under study, may play an important role in relation to nutrition in newborn children ER -