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Protein Requirements In Active Populations

NCT02478814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2019-04-01

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Summary

Protein requirements in active individuals have been suggested to be greater than the current recommended dietary allowance (RDA).

Nutritional requirements for dietary amino acids in adults have traditionally been determined utilizing the nitrogen balance technique, which is prone to underestimating protein requirements. As a result, there is a need to re-evaluate recommendations in order to characterize how dietary amino acid needs may be modulated by physical activity.

Recent studies using the minimally invasive indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) technique have suggested that protein requirements in young men are at least 50% higher than the RDA based on nitrogen balance data.

The purpose of this study is to measure the protein requirement in active, young adult males using the IAAO technique in the presence of a variable intensity exercise stimulus.

Conditions

  • Increased Metabolic Requirement
  • Healthy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amino Acid Intake

Amino acid intakes will be varied at 0.2-2.6 g/kg/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2017-12-31

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