Leucine is Ketogenic - Can leucine be used for gluconeogenesis?
Every amino acid except leucine and lysine are glucogeneic. Leucine afaik cannot be used for gluconeogenesis. Any confirmation on this?
Re : Leucine is Ketogenic - Can leucine be used for gluconeogenesis?
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BBG
Every amino acid except leucine and lysine are glucogeneic. Leucine afaik cannot be used for gluconeogenesis. Any confirmation on this?
I confirm ^ (this what I know btw).
Kiefer (in carb back loading) strong advices to use ONLY leucine during and post workout (and not BCAAs). There's a reason for this and I can't remember it. Will look at the book
Re : Leucine is Ketogenic - Can leucine be used for gluconeogenesis?
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Sperwer
Isn't the primary interest of leucine in its (experimentally demonstrated but contested) utility in directly producing and maintaining muscle tissue - unlike other BCAAs, for which there is no similar scientifically credible empirical evidence?
I think so ^