Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13051554
Keywords
adolescents; muscle; fitness; amino acids
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- United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Project [6026-51000-012-06S]
- Arkansas Biosciences Institute
- NIH/NIDDK [R01 DK107516]
- NIH/NIGMS COBRE [1P20-GM109096]
- NIH/NCATS [UL1TR000039]
- Arkansas Children's Research Institute
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Current estimates of protein requirements in children are largely based on the nitrogen balance technique, which may underestimate protein needs. Recent advances in stable isotope techniques suggest protein requirements may be up to 60% higher, especially in children engaging in higher levels of physical activity.
The current protein requirement estimates in children were largely determined from studies using the nitrogen balance technique, which has been criticized for potentially underestimating protein needs. Indeed, recent advances in stable isotope techniques suggests protein requirement as much as 60% higher than current recommendations. Furthermore, there is not a separate recommendation for children who engage in higher levels of physical activity. The current evidence suggests that physical activity increases protein requirements to support accretion of lean body masses from adaptations to exercise. The indicator amino acid oxidation and the N-15-end product methods represent alternatives to the nitrogen balance technique for estimating protein requirements. Several newer methods, such as the virtual biopsy approach and H-2(3)-creatine dilution method could also be deployed to inform about pediatric protein requirements, although their validity and reproducibility is still under investigation. Based on the current evidence, the Dietary Reference Intakes for protein indicate that children 4-13 years and 14-18 years require 0.95 and 0.85 g center dot kg(-1)center dot day(-1), respectively, based on the classic nitrogen balance technique. There are not enough published data to overturn these estimates; however, this is a much-needed area of research.
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