2017
DOI: 10.17140/droj-3-e009
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Are BCAAs Mere Biomarkers of Diabetes?

Abstract: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs; ie. leucine, isoleucine, and valine) are essential amino acids we need to ingest through our diet.While circulating BCAA levels were first found to be elevated in obese individuals back in 1969 by Felig and colleagues, 1 the potential role of BCAAs in obesity and diabetes development has been re-highlighted in the last decade. Using advanced metabolomic platforms, many independent investigators were able to reproduce the earlier finding and further demonstrate that not only p… Show more

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