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                          LEUCINE - Getting to the Meat of the Matter: Beyond Protein Supplementation in Maintenance Dialysis

Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

"Until recently, patients on dialysis with low serum albumin levels were characterized as suffering from protein malnutrition suggesting that the cause of this malady was due to an inadequate intake of protein. In fact, these patients tend to suffer from a wasting syndrome similar to cachexia commonly associated with inflammation in which there is loss of lean body mass and fat mass is underutilized. . . .
[a positive change] can be promoted by the addition of protein of high biological value that is rich in leucine .  ."

Perhaps another suggestion might be to ask your doctor about trying the recommendations of Mackenzie Walser MD from Johns Hopkins outlined in the book Coping with Kidney Disease. These are amino acids specifically designed for kidney patients produced by Calwood and Gambro Pharmaceuticals. More info on Essential Amino Acids.                                          

Leucine Molecule