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Aminogen Supports Dieters in Struggle to Lose Fat, Keep Muscle

That's the latest headline in Aminogen news, you can read the complete press release here.

How exactly does Aminogen encourage fat loss and, at the same time, promote muscle?  It's an important question because after all, isn't that what you really mean when you say you want to lose weight? 

What you really want is to lose FAT, while keeping or even increasing your lean muscle.  There are all sorts of health reasons for maintaining muscle.  And it's that combination of less fat and more lean muscle that gives your body the healthy, attractive shape you want. 

So here's how Aminogen factors in.

We know that protein on its own:

Promotes weight loss because it increases satiety (you feel fuller, longer)

Effects hunger-regulating hormones like ghrelin, PPY and leptin

Supplies amino acids important for muscle growth and metabolism

Now, add Aminogen into the mix and three things happen:

You can absorb that satiety-promoting protein three times as fast

You can absorb 100% percent more amino acids, and 250% more branched-chain amino acids than if you consumed that protein alone

Your increased levels of key amino acids can affect whether your body stores the energy from your protein as fat or burns that energy by putting it to work in your muscles

The first two effects are pretty straight foward.  Aminogen helps your body to absorb more protein, and absorb it more quickly, making you feel full and feeding your lean muscle the amino acids they need to stay strong.

Let's take a look at the third effect.  Different amino acids have different jobs within the body. 

One branched-chain amino acid that plays an important role in metabolism is leucine.  Leucine actually helps to guide energy away from fat cells, and into muscle, where it can be used.

In the published clinical study, Aminogen increased levels of leucine from whey protein by 230%.  In other words, subjects who took their protein with Aminogen had 230% higher levels of leucine than subjects who did not take Aminogen with their protein.

That's a lot of leucine working on behalf of your fat loss. 

Why not simply take leucine in a capsule, then?

Protein with Aminogen has benefits stand-alone amino acids do not:

Satiety and hunger control, as mentioned above

Increased luceine levels from the protein you are already consuming

Cardiovascular benefits proven in clinical study (this is an important one since so many of us diet, in part, to lower our risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the cardiovascular dangers associated with those conditions.)

Bottom line: if you are taking protein to lose weight and stay in shape, make sure that protein contains Aminogen.

Aminogen Research Highlighted

A recently published clinical study on Aminogen, which found the patented enzyme tripled the rate of whey protein absorption, is highlighted in January's issue of Functional Ingredients Magazine(scroll down to bottom of page.)

The study has recieved quite a bit of attention in the industry, which makes me curious... as a consumer, do you research supplements before you buy them?  Which websites and resources do you use to do your research?  Let me know by adding your comment or voting in this month's poll!

Aminogen and Sarcopenia

A recently published clinical study on Aminogen suggests that the patented enzyme may be beneficial when it comes to sarcopenia. 

Sarcopenia, from the Greek for "vanishing flesh," is the loss of muscle mass assocated with aging.  What many people may not realize is this muscle loss can actually begin by around age 40, with an average loss of 1/3 of a pound of muscle each year. By age 80, an individual may have lost up to 50 percent of their lean muscle mass.  And this can have a big impact on health.

Because adding Aminogen to protein triples the rate of absorption and increases amino acid levels by 100% - and BCAA levels by 250% - it may help to build and maintain lean muscle. 

Additionally, improved protein absorption can reduce the digestive discomfort some people experience on a high-protein diet.  This makes Aminogen a great addition to protein nutrition for older adults, who may be less able to digest protein as their bodies produce fewer digestive enzymes. 

You can read the press release on Triarco's website for more details.

Aminogen at Mr. Olympia

If you plan on attending the Mr. Olympia 2008 weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada this September 26th and 27th, be sure to stop by the Aminogen booth  - #1203.

What I find great about the show is that even if you are not a bodybuilder, there is so much you can learn from bodybuilders about diet, discipline, and transforming your body.  Check back soon for more on that topic, plus a report from the show.

Introducing the Highest Dose of Aminogen Available in a Protein Powder

Although I rarely go into great detail about specific brands of protein, this one is truly Aminogen News worthy. 

Introducing Monster Milk, a great tasting power-packed protein powder from CytoSport delivering 500 mg of Aminogen.  Monster Milk contains 50 grams of protein (whey and casein) along with a powerful dose of Aminogen to ensure digestive ease and maximum amino acid absorption.

You can try it out in Chocolate, Strawberries N' Cream or Vanilla Cream.  I personally love Strawberries N' Cream... 

Aminogen Study Highly Accessed

I noticed today that the Aminogen clinical study recently published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has been viewed so often that it is now tagged as "highly accessed." 

I was excited to see this because that means so many of you take your supplements seriously, and take the time to investigate. Way to go!

Aminogen Study Published In Journal of The International Society of Sports Nutrition

The clinical trial showing that Aminogen can double and even triple whey protein absorption rates and significantly increases the absorption of amino acids has been published this month in the Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition.

"An open label study to determine the effects of an oral proteolytic enzyme system on whey protein concentrate metabolism in healhy males," shows that adding Aminogen to whey protein:

• increases free amino acid absorption by 100%
• increases branched-chain amino acids by 250%
• increases nitrogen retention by 32%   

This means that adding Aminogen helps you to absorb more of the protein you need for healthy lean muscle mass, strength and energy. 

Read the complete press release here.

   

                                                                                 

Do You Take Supplemental Protein?

Three out of four Aminogen Blog readers said yes!

The results from the first Aminogen Blog Poll are in, and eighty-three percent of readers reported taking supplemental protein.

If you are part of that eighty-three percent, I want to hear from you.  Let me know what you like about your protein, what you don't like, if you take Aminogen with it, and what your health and fitness goals are.

I also want to hear from you if you are one of the sixteen percent of readers not taking supplemental protein.  Do you use Aminogen with your regular meals, or for digestive support? 

Let me know.

I will be posting a new poll each Monday, so be sure to cast your vote.

Tune in at the end of each week for results!

Now You Can Have Your Aminogen and Eat It Too

The FDA has affirmed that Aminogen is GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) for use as an ingredient in a wide variety of protein foods and beverages.  In other words, in addition to its role as a supplement in protein powders and in tablet form, Aminogen can now be added to protein bars, snacks, drinks, and more. 

I will keep you updated when new products containing Aminogen come out!  In the meantime, you can read all the details here.