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Title
Long-term leucine supplementation does not increase muscle mass or strength in healthy elderly men.
Authors
Verhoeven, Suzanne; Vanschoonbeek, Kristof; Verdijk, Lex B; Koopman, René; Wodzig, Will K W H; Dendale, Paul; van Loon, Luc J C
Abstract
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.
Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2009, Vol 89, Issue 5, p1468