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The data do not seem to support a benefit to BCAA supplementation during periods of caloric restriction

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, April 2022
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  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (85th percentile)

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Title
The data do not seem to support a benefit to BCAA supplementation during periods of caloric restriction
Published in
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, April 2022
DOI 10.1186/s12970-016-0128-9
Pubmed ID
Authors

Brad P. Dieter, Brad Jon Schoenfeld, Alan A. Aragon

Abstract

J Int Soc Sports Nutr 13:1-015-0112-9, 2016 describe the efficacy of branched chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation and resistance training for maintaining lean body mass during a calorie-restricted diet, and claim that this occurs with concurrent losses in fat mass. However, the reported results appear to be at odds with the data presented on changes in fat mass. This letter discusses the issues with the paper.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 2 1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Poland 1 <1%
Unknown 158 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 42 26%
Student > Master 28 17%
Other 20 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 8%
Researcher 12 7%
Other 21 13%
Unknown 27 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 45 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 20 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 9%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 9%
Other 16 10%
Unknown 33 20%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 105. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 February 2024.
All research outputs
#399,238
of 25,349,035 outputs
Outputs from Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
#129
of 947 outputs
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#10,766
of 437,953 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
#125
of 850 outputs
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