This video describes how branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) interact within the body and explores claims that consuming BCAAs improves athletic performance and endurance.
Video by Coomal Rashid, Manu Sharma, Shara Chowdhury and Aisha Ikra Saeed
Copyright McMaster University 2017
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