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Protein has a lot of jobs. In addition to healing our bodies, it also keeps things running smoothly. Protein is key for pulling fluid back into our blood vessels and not letting it escape into other tissues. Protein helps bring salt back into the blood vessels, which then attracts fluid back in. When fluid leaks out of these blood vessels and sits in our tissues, it leads to edema (the medical term for swelling).
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