Supplementation with essential amino acids in the early stage of carbohydrate reintroduction after a very-low energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT) improves body cell mass, muscle strength and inflammation
These results underline the usefulness of supplementation with EAAs during the first transitional phase post VLEKT to improve body composition (specifically reduction in FM and increase in BCM), muscle strength, and inflammatory status.
Authors
- Ludovica Verde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4583-8283)
- Massimiliano Caprio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0722-7163)
- Stefania Gorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4182-9942)
- Giuseppe Annunziata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-662X)
- Giovanna Muscogiuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-4931)
- Luigi Barrea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9054-456X)
- Annamaria Colao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4049-2559)
- Silvia Savastano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-4307)
- Vincenzo D’Orsi
Institutions
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Pegaso University (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Translational Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-024-06037-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66