Post-prandial tracer studies of protein and amino acid utilisation: what can they tell us about human amino acid and protein requirements?

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 131; no. 12; pp. 2005 - 2030
• Main Author: Millward, D. Joe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.06.2024
• Subjects: Amino Acids - administration & dosage; Amino Acids - metabolism; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage; Dietary Proteins - metabolism; Homeostasis; Human and Clinical Nutritions; Humans; Muscle Proteins - metabolism; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Nutritional Requirements; Oxidation-Reduction; Postprandial Period; Review; Tracer kinetic studies; Indicator oxidation; Nitrogen balance; Adaptive oxidation

Nitrogen balance (NB), the principal methodology used to derive recommendations for human protein and amino acid requirements, has been widely criticised, and calls for increased protein and amino acid requirement recommendations have been made, often on the basis of post-prandial amino acid tracer...