Reduced plasma glycine concentration in healthy and chronically diseased older adults: a marker of visceral adiposity?

CONCLUSIONS: Reduced plasma Gly in older adults can be viewed as a marker of visceral adiposity, independent of sex, age, body composition, presence of chronic disease, and whole body glycine production or clearance.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY: In the present paper, we report the analysis of the baseline measurements from the following studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.PMID:38616018 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.04.008
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research