Metabolic effects of an essential amino acid supplement in adolescents with PCOS and obesity

CONCLUSIONS: Similar to studies in older adults, short-term EAA supplementation in adolescents resulted in significantly lower liver fat, AST, and plasma lipids and thus may prove to be an effective treatment in this population. Additional research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms for these effects.PMID:38439205 | DOI:10.1002/oby.23988

Source: Obesity - March 5, 2024 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Talyia M Fordham Nazeen S Morelli Yesenia Garcia-Reyes Meredith A Ware Haseeb Rahat Divya Sundararajan Kelly N Z Fuller Cameron Severn Laura Pyle Craig R Malloy Eunsook S Jin Elizabeth J Parks Robert R Wolfe Melanie G Cree Source Type: research