Open AccessDietary leucine requirement of older men and women is higher than current recommendations
Author(s) -
Sylwia Szwiega,
Paul B. Pencharz,
Mahroukh Rafii,
Mackenzie Lebarron,
Jessica Chang,
Ronald O. Ball,
Dehan Kong,
Libai Xu,
Rajavel Elango,
Glenda CourtneyMartin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa323
Subject(s) - gerontology , leucine , current (fluid) , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering , amino acid , electrical engineering
Current national (34 mg . kg-1 . d-1) and international (39 mg kg-1 . d-1) recommendations for leucine in older adults are based on data from young adults. Evidence suggests that the leucine requirements of older adults are higher than those of young adults.
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