Essential Amino Acids and Exercise Tolerance in Elderly Muscle-Depleted Subjects with Chronic Diseases: A Rehabilitation without Rehabilitation?

Table 1

Nutritional composition of an individual packet of supplementation, containing 4 g of an amino acid mixture, used in the clinical studies* reported in the current investigation [7–14].

Kcal	35.3
KJ	149.9
Total amino acids, of which	4 g
L-Leucine	1250 mg
L-Lysine	650 mg
L-Isoleucine	625 mg
L-Valine	625 mg
L-Threonine	350 mg
L-Cysteine	150 mg
L-Histidine	150 mg
L-Phenylalanine	100 mg
L-Methionine	50 mg
L-Tyrosine	30 mg
L-Tryptophan	20 mg

∗Treated patients were given 2 packets daily (8 g essential amino acids).