Decreased fasting serum glucogenic amino acids with a higher compared to normal protein diet during energy restriction in women: a randomized controlled trial Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Dietary protein alters circulating amino acid (AAs) levels and higher protein intake (HP) is one means of losing weight. We examined 34 overweight and obese women (57 ± 4 years) during 6 months of energy restriction (7.3 ± 3.8% weight loss) divided into groups consuming either normal protein (NP; 18.6 energy% protein) or HP (24.3 energy% protein). There was a reduction in fasting serum glucogenic AAs (p = 0.015) that also associated with greater weight loss (p < 0.05) in the HP group, but not in the NP group. These findings have implications for nutrient prioritization during energy restriction.

published proceedings

  • Amino Acids

altmetric score

  • 0.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Ogilvie, A. R., Watford, M., Wu, G., Sukumar, D., Kwon, J., & Shapses, S. A.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Ogilvie, AR||Watford, M||Wu, G||Sukumar, D||Kwon, J||Shapses, SA

publication date

  • September 2021