Metabolic effects of an essential amino acid supplement in adolescents with PCOS and obesity.
Talyia M FordhamNazeen S MorelliYesenia Garcia-ReyesMeredith A WareHaseeb RahatDivya SundararajanKelly N Z FullerCameron SevernLaura PyleCraig R MalloyEunsook S JinElizabeth J ParksRobert R WolfeMelanie Cree GreenPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2024)
Similar to studies in older adults, short-term EAA supplementation in adolescents resulted in significantly lower liver fat, AST, and plasma lipids and thus may prove to be an effective treatment in this population. Additional research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms for these effects.