Supplementing a Low-Protein Diet with Dibasic Amino Acids Increases Urinary Calcium Excretion in Young Women 1,2
Bihuniak JD, Sullivan RR, Simpson CA, Caseria DM, Huedo-Medina TB, O’Brien K, Kerstetter JE, Insogna KL. Supplementing a Low-Protein Diet with Dibasic Amino Acids Increases Urinary Calcium Excretion in Young Women 1,2. Journal Of Nutrition 2014, 144: 282-288. PMID: 24431325, PMCID: PMC3927545, DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.185009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal calcium absorptionLow-protein dietCalcium absorptionDual-stable calcium isotopesYoung womenUrinary calcium excretionDietary proteinControl diet periodAmino acid L-arginineHigh-protein dietAmino acid L-tryptophanCalcium excretionDiet periodClinical trialsSupplementation periodL-arginineDay 5Control dietRandom orderPhysiologic rangeDietTrialsWomenPossible benefitsL-tryptophan