Obese women on a low energy rice and bean diet: effects of leucine, arginine or glycine supplementation on protein turnover
This study examined if leucine, arginine or glycine supplementation in adult obese patients (body mass index of 33 ± 4 kg/m²) consuming a Brazilian low energy and protein diet (4.2 MJ/day and 0.6 g protein/kg) affects protein and amino acid metabolism. After four weeks adaptation to this diet, each...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2001-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001001000007 |