Despite over 50 years of research, the field of sports nutrition continues to grow at a rapid
rate. Whilst the traditional research focus was one that centred on strategies to maximise …

Ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids is known to exert favorable health effects on a number of
biological processes such as improved immune profile, enhanced cognition, and optimized …

Situations such as the recovery from injury and illness can lead to enforced periods of
muscle disuse or unloading. Such circumstances lead to rapid skeletal muscle atrophy, loss …

Due to improved health care, diet and infrastructure in developed countries, since 1840 life
expectancy has increased by approximately 2 years per decade. Accordingly, by 2050, a …

Muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is the driving force behind adaptive responses to exercise
and represents a widely adopted proxy for gauging chronic efficacy of acute interventions,(ie …

Background: Leucine is a key amino acid involved in the regulation of skeletal muscle
protein synthesis. Objective: We assessed the effect of the supplementation of a lower …

Sestrins (Sesns), highly conserved stress-inducible metabolic proteins, are known to protect
organisms against various noxious stimuli including DNA damage, oxidative stress …

Muscle strength plays an important role in determining risk for falls, which result in fractures
and other injuries. While bone loss has long been recognized as an inevitable consequence …

Key points• Essential amino acids (EAAs) stimulate increased rates of myofibrillar protein
synthesis (MPS).• Leucine is a key regulator of MPS in rodents; however, its importance …

Age-related muscle wasting (sarcopenia) is accompanied by a loss of strength which can
compromise the functional abilities of the elderly. Muscle proteins are in a dynamic …