Amino acid supplementation
OwnerRichard Hugh Dunstan, Timothy Kilgour Roberts +2inventors
InventorsRichard Hugh Dunstan, Timothy Kilgour Roberts, Diane Lisa Sparkes, Benjamin James Dascombe
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions comprising amino acids and uses of such compositions to aid in recovery from exercise, illness or injury, in performance during exercise, in survival in extreme climatic conditions, and to reduce fatigue. The present disclosure relates to amino acid supplements, which may serve to supplement amino acids lost in sweat.
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An amino acid composition comprising histidine, serine and lysine, wherein the histidine, serine and lysine together comprise at least about 25% of the total weight of amino acids in the composition.
An amino acid composition comprising histidine, serine, ornithine and glycine, wherein the histidine, serine, ornithine and glycine together comprise at least about 30% of the total weight of amino acids in the composition.
An amino acid composition comprising serine, alanine, glycine, histidine and proline, wherein the serine, alanine, glycine, histidine and proline together comprise at least about 20% of the total weight of amino acids in the composition.
An amino acid composition comprising serine, glutamic acid, histidine, leucine, lysine, aspartic acid, alanine, glycine, phenylalanine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, and tyrosine.
A method for determining a dietary supplement to be administered to a subject, the method comprising:
- a) having the subject exercise sufficiently to generate sweat;
- b) determining the amino acid composition in said sweat;
- c) determining a sweat-facilitated loss of amino acids profile for the subject based on the total amino acid concentration in said sweat, wherein an amino acid concentration of less than about 4,000 μmoles L−1 represents a ‘low’ profile, between about 4,000 and 10,000 μmoles L−1 represents an ‘intermediate’ profile and greater than about 10,000 μmoles L−1 represents a ‘high’ profile;
- wherein stratifying the subject as low, intermediate or high sweat-facilitated loss of amino acids profile determines the supplement to be administered, and optionally the quantity or dosage of said supplement to be administered.
A method for determining a requirement for dietary supplementation to be administered to a subject, the method comprising:
- a) obtaining a plasma sample from the subject;
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- b) determining total amino acid composition in said plasma, wherein an amino acid concentration of less than about 2,800 μmoles L−1 represents a ‘low’ operating level of amino acids indicating a need for supplementation.
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