ea0056gp151 | Obesity | ECE2018
Yao Jie
, Kovalik Jean-Paul
, Tham Kwang Wei
, Bee Yong Mong
, Lee Phong Ching
, Eng Alvin
, Chan Weng Hoong
, Lim Eugene
, Lim Jeremy
, Tan Hong Chang
Background: Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are elevated in morbid obesity and decreases significantly following bariatric surgery. This decrease is associated with the post-surgical improvement in insulin resistance (IR) and may be secondary to the reduction in BCAA flux from proteolysis or an increase in BCAA catabolism. Presently, the underlying mechanism is unclear.Aim: To investigate the changes in BCAA metabolism in morbidly obese individuals fol...