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Zeus have picked the indispensable amino acids, excluded the toxins (which happen to have a lower requirement) and suggested to supplement the others. Since BCAAs (underlined) are commonly sold as supplements, often in a ratio of 1 : 1 : 2 (reflecting official recommendations below), he suggested to take such product and add the rest.
- Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism (978-1-133-10405-6)
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What I suggest instead is to use Cron-o-meter (or an unaffiliated app) and go to 'Settings > Targets > Proteins', leave all visible and define your own individualized targets. It isn't difficult to find information on specific amino acids throughout the foro or Raj's work; when in doubt, go by ratios based on those that you have preset.
Next, after having logged your airplane intakes, I would start to try to adjust according to the digestibility of the protein or your suspicion of assimilation (decreasing the amount to correct for inefficiency, for the example), this way we is left with a more reliable protein diary.
Then, check out the average of a week (Trends > Nutrient Report > Last 7 days). There might be certain amino acids that are off, so it's a good starting place. I would attempt to find the ones that are high, and which meals throughout the week are often imbalanced and major responsibles for such difference, and favor adding specific amino acids in them to make them more balanced. Afterwards you can work the way up or introduce others as wish'd. Perhaps digestion wasn't broken, and all that you needed was a little extra lysine for example.
You can also use the app to evaluate how balanced a food is in terms of amino acids (according to your requirements) by viewing a single food in an amount that's enough to provide the total protein needs of a day (such as 70 g for example). It becomes clear what (in theory) has to be fixed to make the food more complete regarding amino acid profile.
- Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism (978-1-133-10405-6)
However!
What I suggest instead is to use Cron-o-meter (or an unaffiliated app) and go to 'Settings > Targets > Proteins', leave all visible and define your own individualized targets. It isn't difficult to find information on specific amino acids throughout the foro or Raj's work; when in doubt, go by ratios based on those that you have preset.
Next, after having logged your airplane intakes, I would start to try to adjust according to the digestibility of the protein or your suspicion of assimilation (decreasing the amount to correct for inefficiency, for the example), this way we is left with a more reliable protein diary.
Then, check out the average of a week (Trends > Nutrient Report > Last 7 days). There might be certain amino acids that are off, so it's a good starting place. I would attempt to find the ones that are high, and which meals throughout the week are often imbalanced and major responsibles for such difference, and favor adding specific amino acids in them to make them more balanced. Afterwards you can work the way up or introduce others as wish'd. Perhaps digestion wasn't broken, and all that you needed was a little extra lysine for example.
You can also use the app to evaluate how balanced a food is in terms of amino acids (according to your requirements) by viewing a single food in an amount that's enough to provide the total protein needs of a day (such as 70 g for example). It becomes clear what (in theory) has to be fixed to make the food more complete regarding amino acid profile.
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