Science

Amino acids are critical to our overall health and well-being as they perform a wide variety of functions within our bodies. Interested in learning more about the roles they play in elite athleticism, strength training, healthy living and quality aging? See below for links to additional information as well as research papers and studies from scientific, nutritional and medical journals

Links

National Institute of General Medical Sciences, "The Structures of Life" – Chapter 1: Proteins are the Body's Worker Molecules
National Institute on Aging, "Aging Under the Microscope
National Institute on Aging, "Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging"
University of Maryland Medical Center, Medical Alternative Medicine Index - Supplements
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Research papers and studies

American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism "Combined ingestion of protein and free leucine with carbohydrate increases postexercise muscle protein synthesis in vivo in male subjects" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s right hand navigation column.

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, "Resistance exercise and nutrition to counteract muscle wasting" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s left hand navigation column.

The Journal of the American College of Nutrition, "Influence of branched-chain amino acid supplementation on urinary protein metabolite concentrations after swimming" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s right hand navigation column.

The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, "Health-related implications and management of sarcopenia"

The Journal of Nutrition, "Exercise Promotes BCAA Catabolism: Effects of BCAA Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle during Exercise" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s right hand navigation column.

The Journal of Nutrition, "Leucine regulates translation initiation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle after exercise" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s right hand navigation column.

The Journal of Nutrition, "The effect of glutamine supplementation in patients following elective surgery and accidental injury" *To download article, simply click "Full text PDF" along the web page’s right hand navigation column.

National Institute of Health, "Dietary protein recommendations and the prevention of sarcopenia" **Originally published in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care.

The World Health Organization, “Protein and Amino Acids Requirements in Human Nutrition"