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BCAAs or Branched Chain Amino Acids, are a group of amino acids found in a variety of foods as part of proteins. They are also sold as supplements and have a number of claimed benefits.
There are 20 amino acids that are normally found in the diet, which combine together into ‘chains’ to form proteins. Amino acids are effectively the building blocks of protein, and when protein is consumed and digested, it is these amino acids that are absorbed and will form new proteins in the body. These proteins then have various functions. BCAAs is the collective name for a group of three individual amino acids - leucine, isoleucine and valine, which all share a similar ‘branch’ in their molecular structure (hence the name).
Some of the amino acids we require can be produced in the body, which are known as ‘non-essential’ amino acids. Others cannot be made in the body, and must be consumed from the diet, and are known as ‘essential’ amino acids’. Of the 20 amino acids, 11 are non-essential, whilst 9 are essential (and the three BCAAs are all essential).
Any activity where it is not easy to talk will rely heavily on carbohydrates.
There have been many claims for BCAA supplementation being beneficial, though as a rule the claims are not well supported by the scientific research
BCAAs are inferior to simply eating a source of protein (containing all essential amino acids, and therefore the BCAAs) and there is insufficient evidence to recommend using BCAA supplements, despite their wide availability and broad claims of effectiveness.
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