EALL 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Whey Protein, Carnosine, Alanine

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13 Oct 2016

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Yale University

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East Asian Lang and Lit

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EALL 200

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April Ruiz

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5 Supplements to Boost Muscle Growth

Hitting the gym sounds a good idea for most people in order to boost muscle growth. However it is

important to note this may not be the ultimate solution for you to attain that muscle mass you have

always desired. Your body requires supplements to boost muscle growth. Supplements are important in

boosting muscle growth by performing some specific roles that your diet cannot meet. Supplements not

only help to boost the growth of muscles, but also help you in losing fat by adding up energy to your

muscles during intensive workouts. In this article therefore, I will provide you with a list of 5

supplements that you may require to boost muscle growth.

Creatine

Creatine occurs naturally within our body with over 95% of its composition found in the skeletal muscle.

However, to boost muscle growth, you should take it as a supplement too. This is due to the fact that

creatine acts to fuel your body for high intensive exercise during workouts. In addition, by increasing

your strength and power for workouts, it aids in the fat loss and therefore permits growth of lean

muscle mass only. For creatine to have effect in your body, it is recommended that your body has

sufficient amount of insulin hence you should take this supplement with carbohydrates and other

supplements that will serve to stimulate insulin.

Beta-Alanine

Beta-Alanine is a highly rated supplement in the boosting of muscle growth due to the ability it

possesses in increasing the intra-muscular levels of carnosine. In fact, Beta –Alanine supplementation

increases carnosine levels by over 60% in a short time span of about four weeks. Usually, during

workouts, a large amount of hydrogen accumulates in our muscles causing acidification. This

acidification impacts negatively on exercising as it leads o fatigue and decrease in muscle performance.

Hence, taking Beta-Alanine supplement will increase the levels of carnosine leading to delayed fatigue

and hence more exercise can be done to boost muscle growth.

Whey protein

According to studies, people who take whey protein before or after working out tend to gain muscle

ass faster tha those who do’t. This is due to the fact that whey protei cotais high aout of

proteins useful in jumpstarting the muscle growing process. Therefore, to boost muscle growth, whey

protein should be taken as it will help in speeding the processes of muscle gain and replacement.

Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA)

Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) is a supplement comprising of three preferred amino acids

including leucine, isoleucine and valine. This supplement plays an important role in protein synthesis,

where the body makes new proteins and hence repairs muscle fibers, without which, muscle growth will

not occur. They also play a role in the regulation of protein metabolism. Also, as an important

supplement in boosting muscle growth, BCAAs drive nutrients consumed to the muscle tissues hence

allowing for improved workout recovery not mentioning their role in delaying muscle fatigue and hence

allowing for more time of workout.

Glutamine

Glutamine is essential in muscle growth as it provides the energy for the cells that are rapidly

undergoing division and which are responsible for boosting muscle development. However, it is usually

depleted at a high rate in the case of intense training. In this case it should be taken as a supplement.

Also in boosting muscle growth, glutamine slows down muscle tissue breakdown during intense exercise

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Hitting the gym sounds a good idea for most people in order to boost muscle growth. However it is important to note this may not be the ultimate solution for you to attain that muscle mass you have always desired. Your body requires supplements to boost muscle growth. Supplements are important in boosting muscle growth by performing some specific roles that your diet cannot meet. Supplements not only help to boost the growth of muscles, but also help you in losing fat by adding up energy to your muscles during intensive workouts. In this article therefore, i will provide you with a list of 5 supplements that you may require to boost muscle growth. Creatine occurs naturally within our body with over 95% of its composition found in the skeletal muscle. However, to boost muscle growth, you should take it as a supplement too.

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The following CASE REPORT is given:

This 3 1/2-year-old boy was born to nonconsanguineous parents from Chihuahua, Mexico after an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery. A brother had died at 3 months of age of a "liver problem" after an unexplained coma. The parents and three siblings are well.

At 3 months of age the boy was admitted in coma to a community hospital and suffered a cardiac arrest. Examination revealed hepatomegaly and cardiomegaly and a serum glucose of 15 mg/del (normal, 60-100 mg/dl). The patient eventually recovered and the hepatomegaly resolved. At 6 months of age he developed congestive heart failure after an upper respiratory tract infection and was brought o the medical center of the University of California, Los Angeles. Hepatomegaly and hypotonia were noted on admission. ON day 3 he became lethargic and developed generalized seizure activity and cardiac arrest, but he was successfully resuscitated. Laboratory studies at the time of the arrest revealed a blood glucose level of 15 mg/dl without associated acidosis or ketosis; mild elevation of serum aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) (337 I.U./liter; normal, 6-36 I.U./liter) and alanine aminotransferase (SGPT) (179 I.U./liter; normal, 10-45 I.U./liter); and hyperammonemia (300 ug/dl; normal <69 ug/dl). Delayed milestones (developmental quotient 66; normal, 100), proximal-muscle weakness, and growth retardation (weight and height below the 3rd percentile) were noted after recovery. Metabolic studies showed normal glucose, galactose, and fructose tolerance, and a normal 10-hour fasting blood glucose, with no increase in lactate, pyruvate, or ketone bodies. The electroencephalogram, brain scan, and chromosomal studies were unremarkable. Also normal were the plasma levels of electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, bilirubin, thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and growth hormone. Results of total serum protein determination, serum electrophoresis, cerebrospinal fluid studies, and studies of immune function were also normal. Between acute episodes, serum levels of glucose, ammonia, SGOT, SGPT, and creatine phosphokinase were all normal.

The patient was again admitted with cardiorespiratory arrest after upper respiratory tract infections at the ages of 20, 24, and 33 months. The episodes were associated with liver enlargement, elevations of transaminases to >2000 I.U./liter, and of creatine phosphokinase from 1500 to 33,000 I.U./liter. Maintenance glucose requirements varied from normal (3 mg/kg of body weight per minute) to slightly elevated (5-7 mg/kg/min).

A muscle biopsy specimen contained large amounts of neutral lipids. Liver biopsy also showed severe but nonspecific fatty changes. Abnormal mitochondrial structure, many electron-dense lysosome-like bodies, and dense, laminate, rounded lipofuscin-like particles were evident.

A thirty-two hour fasting study was performed. During the fasting period the patient had no nausea, cramps, or pigmenturia. However, at thirty-two hours he suddenly had a cardiorespiratory arrest characterized by an absence of cardiac electrical activity. He was successfully resuscitated and intravenously glucose was administered.

At the start of the fast his blood glucose level was 92 mg/dl, but by twenty-four hours it had fallen to 66 mg/dl. Plasma triglyceride levels rose from 66 to 126 mg/dl and free fatty acids increased from 0.1 to 2.0 mEq/liter. Serum SGOT rose from 36 to 1450 I.U./liter, with no increase in creatine phosphokinase or aldolase. Ammonia increased from 40 to 134 ug/dl. The most significant finding, however, was the lack of production of measurable ketone bodies.

During the 11th admission, the diagnosis of carnitine deficiency was considered because of fatty changes in the liver and the lack of production of ketone bodies after twenty-four hours of fasting. At that time the patient's height and weight were normal but his developmental quotient was 40, and he had a variety of neuromuscular abnormalities. A computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan of the brain revealed marked enlargement of both lateral ventricles and of the sulci between the cerebral gyri.

QUESTION: For treatment of a systemic carnitine deficiency, the patient was given carnitine supplements and a diet that was high in carbohydrates, low in fat and had 20% of the calories from protein. It was recommended that the fat comes from medium-chain triglycerides. Explain how this diet will help relieve the symptoms of the patient.

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