43
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2017
Weight loss with normal protein and leucine intake
Goal of 8 to 10% weight loss while consuming the recommended daily allowance of protein (i.e, 0.8 grams of protein per kg body weight per day).
Weight loss with protein/leucine supplementation
Goal of 8 to 10% weight loss while consuming 150% of the recommended daily allowance of protein (i.e., 1.2 grams of protein per kg body weight per day) with the additional protein given in the form of whey protein, which has a high leucine content.
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
INDUSTRY
Washington University School of Medicine
OTHER