Jennifer Qiu Rong Ling's research while affiliated with National University of Singapore and other places

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Background: Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) supplementation is reported to aid in lean mass preservation, which may in turn minimize the reduction in resting metabolic rate (RMR) during weight loss. Our study aimed to examine the effect of BCAA supplementation to a hypocaloric diet on RMR and substrate utilization during a weight loss interventi...
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Background: Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation has been shown to increase muscle mass or prevent muscle loss during weight loss. Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of a BCAA-supplemented hypocaloric diet on lean mass preservation and insulin sensitivity. Methods: A total of 132 Chinese adults (63 men and 69 women aged...

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... BCAA supplementation to a moderate protein hypocaloric diet was found to cause the highest body weight loss and decrease in percent body fat, as well as a significant reduction in abdominal visceral adipose tissue in a group of competitive wrestlers [32]. However, some studies did not observe an effect of BCAA supplementation on body weight, lean mass, and fat mass in overweight and obese adults after a hypocaloric diet-induced weight loss [33,34]. ...