[HTML][HTML] Long-term leucine supplementation does not increase muscle mass or strength in healthy elderly men
S Verhoeven, K Vanschoonbeek, LB Verdijk… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background It has been reported that the blunted muscle protein synthetic response to food
intake in the elderly can be normalized by increasing the leucine content of a meal.
Objective: The objective was to assess the effect of 3 mo of leucine supplementation on
muscle mass and strength in healthy elderly men. Design: Thirty healthy elderly men with a
mean (±SEM) age of 71±4 y and body mass index (BMI; in kg/m 2) of 26.1±0.5 were
randomly assigned to either a placebo-supplemented (n= 15) or leucine-supplemented (n …
intake in the elderly can be normalized by increasing the leucine content of a meal.
Objective: The objective was to assess the effect of 3 mo of leucine supplementation on
muscle mass and strength in healthy elderly men. Design: Thirty healthy elderly men with a
mean (±SEM) age of 71±4 y and body mass index (BMI; in kg/m 2) of 26.1±0.5 were
randomly assigned to either a placebo-supplemented (n= 15) or leucine-supplemented (n …