For more than 40 years it has been known that the levels of free amino acids in the blood are rapidly reduced after insulin or carbohydrate is given to animals or human subjects. There is good reas ...

The children were studied in the postabsorptive state during a basal (insulin withdrawn) period and during the infusion of 0.83 mU · kg−1 · min−1 human regular insulin. Amino acids and ...

Insulin resistance is an abnormal response to insulin produced either by the pancreas or given as an injection, as evidenced by blood glucose levels in relation to serum insulin. Previous evidence ...

“Insulin is essential for life, but too much of it can also be deadly,” said Dr. Michael Karin, senior author of the study ...

(HealthDay)—Plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are associated with insulin sensitivity (SI) and metabolic clearance rate of insulin (MCRI), according to a study published online Feb. 19 ...

Being obese or overweight is one of the major diabetes risk factors. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, may also be ...

Functional amino acids play a critical role in the development of both animals and humans, according to new research. Animal nutritionists call for scientists to "think out of the box" and place ...

In sharp contrast, amino acid ingestion alone significantly increases muscle protein anabolism after resistance exercise. 5 However, consumption of both amino acids and CHO results in much greater ...

Further analysis suggested this is because insulin is necessary for preventing the breakdown of those amino acids. The team then fed 10 non-diabetic mice a diet without serine or glycine for a ...