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  • Title: Threonine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique.
    Author: Kurpad AV, Raj T, Regan MM, Vasudevan J, Caszo B, Nazareth D, Gnanou J, Young VR.
    Journal: Am J Clin Nutr; 2002 Oct; 76(4):789-97. PubMed ID: 12324292.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: We previously questioned the validity of the 1985 FAO/WHO/UNU upper requirement value for threonine (7 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)) and proposed a tentative mean requirement of 15 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1). OBJECTIVE: In this study we used a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique, with [1-(13)C]leucine as the indicator amino acid, to assess threonine adequacy at 6 test intakes (7, 11, 15, 19, 22, and 27 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)) with a 6-d dietary adaptation phase in healthy, well-nourished Indian men. DESIGN: Sixteen men were randomly allocated to 3 of 6 test intakes and were studied after 6 d of adaptation to the experimental diets. Diets were based on an L-amino acid mixture in which the threonine content was varied. At 1800 on day 6, a 24-h intravenous [(13)C]leucine tracer infusion protocol was conducted to assess 24-h leucine oxidation and daily leucine balances. RESULTS: Leucine balances differed significantly (P = 0.02) between the different intakes of threonine. Two-phase linear regression analysis from 12-h and 24-h leucine oxidation and 24-h leucine balance gave a breakpoint at a threonine intake of 15 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1), with 95% CIs ranging from 11 to 27 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1). There was no significant effect of threonine intake on 24-h leucine flux. CONCLUSION: The results of the 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance experiments indicate that the current FAO/WHO/UNU threonine recommendation of 7 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) is inadequate. A mean threonine intake of 15 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) is sufficient to achieve the indicator (leucine) amino acid balance in healthy Indian men.
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