Amino Acids Supplements: Should You be Taking Them? | Dr. Robert Wolfe PhD
The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show
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The Role of Branch Chain Amino Acids in Protein Synthesis
The amount of leucine in the diet is just not high enough to activate that process. The metabolism or breakdown of dietary leucine occurs because of the activity of an enzyme which also breaks down and oxidizes the other two branch chain amino acids. This all i would say probably lends itself to distribution being importantYeah well i think i think it's definitely uh the idea that if you hit that level three times in a day that you're going to activate protein synthesisyou got to eat a fair amount together If you have a small amount of dietary protein for breakfast you're not activating any kind of uh activation of Protein Synthesis.
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