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Aminos cause weight gain?

Posted by EmmaJane on August 24, 2004, at 13:50:57

Hi,

I'm taking L-Tyrosine and L-Glutamine for depression and I am confused - I read on the board that any unused excess aminos are stored as body fat!! I have gained a few pounds recently but put that down to dietary chaos (my depression acts out through my appetite) Is this true? I though you excreted the excess out in urine?

advice?

EJ

 

Re: Aminos cause weight gain?

Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on August 24, 2004, at 15:37:51

In reply to Aminos cause weight gain?, posted by EmmaJane on August 24, 2004, at 13:50:57

Amino acids are usually found in the body as building blocks for proteins which in turn are 4 calories per gram.Carbohydrates are also 4 calories per gram while alcohol is 7 and fat is 9.Vitamins and minerals do not supply calories

 

Re: Aminos cause weight gain? » EmmaJane

Posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 10:13:19

In reply to Aminos cause weight gain?, posted by EmmaJane on August 24, 2004, at 13:50:57

> Hi,
>
> I'm taking L-Tyrosine and L-Glutamine for depression and I am confused - I read on the board that any unused excess aminos are stored as body fat!!

That's almost absurd. No, that's not what happens to them, unless you're not getting any starch or fat in your diet.

> I have gained a few pounds recently but put that down to dietary chaos (my depression acts out through my appetite)

Carb craving? That's where the fat comes from. Your body turns carbs into fat, via a mechanism called de novo lipogenesis (latin for "new creation of fat", loosely translated).

> Is this true? I though you excreted the excess out in urine?

You excrete amine breakdown products, like uric acid. Your body doesn't choose amino acids for energy production. That's a last resort. Carbs first, fat second, protein last.

> advice?

Ignore the ignorant.

> EJ

Lar


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