Leucine restriction burns fat

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Another amino acid with profound effects..

Cavener and Guo found that the removal of a single amino acid,

leucine, from the diet is sufficient to provoke a starvation response

that affects fat metabolism. " These findings are important for

treating two major problems in the world, " Cavener says. " The

starvation response we discovered can repress fat synthesis and induce

the body to consume virtually all of its stored fat within a few weeks

of leucine deprivation. Because this response causes a striking loss

of fatty tissue, we may be able to formulate a powerful new treatment

for obesity. "

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070206132121.htm