Endurance Exercise Attenuates Postprandial Whole-Body Leucine Balance in Trained Men

Purpose Endurance exercise increases indices of small intestinal damage and leucine oxidation, which may attenuate dietary amino acid appearance and postprandial leucine balance during postexercise recovery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an acute bout of endurance exercise on postprandial leucine kinetics and net leucine balance. Methods In a crossover design, seven trained young men (age = 25.6 ± 2.3 yr;...