The role of protein and amino acids in sustaining and enhancing performance

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Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Military Nutrition Research (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1999.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE
  • FOCUS OF THE REPORT
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • COMMITTEE'S TASK
  • METHODS
  • FINDINGS
  • Effect of Stressors on Protein Requirements of Military Personnel
  • Baseline Protein and Amino Acid Requirements
  • Physical Activity
  • Infection, Injury, and Illness
  • Other Stressors
  • THE MRDA FOR PROTEIN
  • Pregnancy and Lactation
  • Benefits and Risks of Protein and Amino Acid Supplements and Alternative Sources of Dietary Protein
  • Protein and Amino Acid Supplements and Cognitive Performance
  • Protein, Amino Acids, Muscle Mass, and Physical Performance
  • Protein, Amino Acids, and Immune Function
  • Issues of Protein Quality and Timing of Consumption
  • Dietary Protein and Renal Function
  • Dietary Protein and Calcium Status
  • Amino Acid Toxicity
  • Protein and Amino Acid Supplements and Pregnancy
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Effects of Stressors on Protein Requirements
  • Military Recommended Dietary Allowances for Protein
  • Benefits and Risks of Supplemental Protein, Amine Acids, and Alternative Sources of Dietary Protein
  • REFERENCES
  • I Committee Summary and Recommendations
  • 1 Committee Overview
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE ARMY'S INTEREST IN DIETARY PROTEIN AND PROTEIN BALANCE
  • ESTIMATION OF PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS
  • Protein Metabolism
  • Methods for Assessment of Protein Requirements
  • FAO/WHO/UNU Requirements and RDAs: Current Estimates of Average Protein Intake
  • Importance of the Debate over Indispensable Amino Acid Requirements
  • Argument for Higher Indispensable Amine Acid Requirements
  • Argument Against Higher Indispensable Amino Acid Requirements
  • The Rebuttal
  • Resolution of the Debate.
  • STRESSORS THAT INFLUENCE PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS
  • Physical Activity and Energy Restriction
  • Exercise and Amino Acid Catabolism
  • Contractile Activity and Muscle Protein Turnover
  • Energy Balance and Protein Requirements
  • Infection, Injury, and Illness
  • Other Stressors
  • Heat
  • Cold and High Altitude
  • Combined Stressors
  • THE MRDA FOR PROTEIN
  • Protein Intake Studies of Military Personnel
  • Pregnancy, Lactation, and the MRDA for Protein
  • Summary
  • PERFORMANCE BENEFITS AND HEALTH RISKS OF SUPPLEMENTAL PROTEIN, AMINOACIDS, AND PLANT PROTEINS
  • Supplement Use Among Army Personnel
  • Protein and Amine Acid Supplements and Cognitive Performance
  • Tryptophan
  • Tyrosine
  • Protein, Amino Acids, Muscle Mass, and Physical Performance
  • Measurement of Muscle Mass
  • Control of Muscle Mass and Function
  • Hormonal Interactions
  • Catabolic Hormones
  • Effects of Protein, Energy, and Amine Acid Supplementation on Physical Performance
  • Protein and Energy Intake in Long-Distance Cyclists
  • The Fatigue Theory
  • Amine Acids and Immune Function
  • Issues of Protein Quality and Timing of Consumption
  • Potential Benefits of Plant and Legume Proteins
  • Effects of Timing of Protein Intake
  • Risks Associated with High-Protein Diets and Supplements
  • Protein and Renal Function
  • Protein and Calcium Status
  • Toxicity of Amino Acid Supplements
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 Responses to Questions, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • REFERENCES
  • II AUTHORED PAPERS AND WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS
  • 3 Protein and Amino Acids: Physiological Optimization for Current and Future Military Operational Scenarios
  • INTRODUCTION
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Overview of Garrison, Field, and Supplemental Protein Intake by U.S. Military Personnel
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PROTEIN AVAILABILITY FROM OPERATIONAL RATIONS
  • HISTORIC RATION INTAKE
  • CURRENT RATION INTAKE.
  • Energy and Protein Intakes of Military Men
  • Energy and Protein Intakes of Military Women
  • DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATIONAL RATIONS
  • SUPPLEMENT INTAKE
  • AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 The Energy Costs of Protein Metabolism: Lean and Mean on Uncle Sam's Team
  • ORIGIN OF THE WORD "PROTEIN
  • FUNCTIONS OF BODY PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS
  • PROTEIN METABOLISM AS AN ENERGY-REQUIRING PROCESS
  • ENERGY COSTS OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND REGULATION
  • ENERGY COSTS OF PROTEIN BREAKDOWN
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 6 Regulation of Muscle Mass and Function: Effects of Aging and Hormones
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SARCOPENIA OF AGING
  • HORMONAL EFFECTS ON MUSCLE PROTEIN
  • Insulin
  • Growth Hormone and IGF-I
  • Sex Steroids
  • CATABOLIC HORMONES (GLUCAGON, CORTISOL, EPINEPHRINE, AND THYROID HORMONES)
  • SUBSTRATES AND NUTRITION
  • AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 7 Effects of Protein Intake on Renal Function and on the Development of Renal Disease
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NEPHROLITHIASIS
  • Calcium Excretion and Calcium-Containing Stones
  • Calcium Intake
  • Determinants of Calcium Clearance
  • Patterns of Urinary Excretion in Stone Formers
  • Uric Acid Stones
  • Prophylactic Treatment of Nephrolithiasis
  • ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
  • PROTEIN INTAKE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS
  • AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 8 Infection and Injury: Effects on Whole Body Protein Metabolism
  • BACKGROUND AND GENERAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS
  • THE TRANSLOCATION OF NITROGEN FROM CARCASS TO VISCERA
  • REGULATORS OF THE TRANSLOCATION OF PROTEIN
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 9 Inherent Difficulties in Defining Amino Acid Requirements
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND TO THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY
  • METABOLIC BACKGROUND
  • Obligatory Metabolic Demand.
  • Obligatory Metabolic Demands and Obligatory Oxidative Losses
  • Use of the Obligative Oxidative Loss Pattern to Predict a Requirement Pattern
  • Animal Data for the Pattern of the Obligatory Metabolic Demand
  • The Adaptive Component of the Metabolic Demand
  • Diurnal Cycling: A Qualitative Influence on Metabolic Demand?
  • Summary of the Metabolic Demand for Indispensable Amine Acids
  • FAO REQUIREMENT VALUES AND N BALANCE STUDIES
  • Are There Robust N Balance Data that Support the FAO Requirement Values?
  • Biological Value of Plant Proteins in Human N Balance Trials
  • Adjustment of the Food and Agriculture Organization Requirement Values
  • Stable Isotope Estimates of Requirement Values
  • Toronto "Break Point" Studies
  • Functional Indicators of Adequacy of Intakes Allowing Zero Balance
  • Protein Turnover
  • Other Metabolic Influences of Amino Acids
  • AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 10 Amino Acid Flux and Requirements: Counterpoint
  • Tentative Estimates Are Feasible and Necessary
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Proposed Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amine Acid Requirement Pattern
  • Adaptive Aspects of Amino Acid Metabolism
  • Diurnal Cycling and Amine Acid Requirements
  • Nitrogen Balance and Estimations of IAA Requirements
  • Stable Isotope Estimates of Requirement Values
  • The MIT Amino Acid Requirement Pattern and Physical Activity
  • Author's Conclusions and Recommendations
  • REFERENCES
  • 11 Physical Exertion, Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism, and Protein Requirements
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXERCISE AND AMINO ACID CATABOLISM
  • EFFECTS OF CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY ON MUSCLE PROTEIN TURNOVER
  • INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENERGY SUPPLY AND PROTEIN AND AMINE ACID METABOLISMIN THE CONTEXT OF INCREASED ...
  • POSSIBLE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTATION.
  • GLUTAMINE, THE OVERTRAINING SYNDROME AND IMMUNE FUNCTION
  • THE CRUCIAL QUESTIONS
  • AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • 12 Skeletal Muscle Markers
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Method Organization
  • AVAILABLE METHODS
  • Anthropometry
  • Ultrasound
  • Bioelectric Impedance Analysis
  • Urinary Metabolites
  • Imaging Methods
  • Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
  • In Vive Neutron Activation/Whole Body Counting
  • Monitoring Changes in Skeletal Muscle Mass Over Time
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 13 Alterations in Protein Metabolism Due to the Stress of Injury and Infection
  • ANABOLIC HORMONES
  • AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • I DISCUSSION
  • 14 Amino Acid and Protein Requirements: Cognitive Performance, Stress, and Brain Function
  • INTRODUCTION
  • The Blood-Brain Barrier: A Key Determinant of Brain Nutritional Status
  • TRYPTOPHAN
  • TYROSINE
  • CHANGES IN AMINO ACIDS DURING FIELD STUDIES: UNDERNUTRITION AND MENTAL PERFORMANCE
  • AUTHOR'S CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • DISCUSSION
  • 15 Supplementation with Branched-Chain Amino Acids, Glutamine, and Protein Hydrolysates: Rationale for Effects on ...
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PROTEIN AND AMINE ACID METABOLISM IN ENDURANCE EXERCISE
  • BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINE ACIDS
  • Central Fatigue Hypothesis
  • Effects of Ingestion of Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Tryptophan on Endurance Performance
  • Summary of Performance Studies with BCAA and Tryptophan
  • Interaction of the BCAA-Aminotransferase Reaction with the Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle in Muscle
  • Effect of BCAA Ingestion on Plasma Ammonia Concentrations and Muscle Ammonia Production During Exercise
  • GLUTAMINE
  • Plasma Glutamine Concentrations Following Prolonged Exercise
  • Plasma Glutamine Concentrations in Overtrained Athletes and in Tour de France Cyclists
  • Link to Immune System.
  • GLYCOGEN RESYNTHESIS FOLLOWING EXERCISE.