L glutamineL glutamine (also referred to simply as glutamine) is the most abundant non-essential amino acid in the body. It is found primarily in skeletal muscle and the bloodstream. In fact, muscle tissue is considered a reservoir of glutamine since 60% of the free-floating amino acids in muscle tissue are glutamine. L-glutamine has a variety of functions. When it is required by various tissues of the body, particularly the gut, immune system and certain organs (brain, kidneys, pancreas, gall bladder and liver), it is released by the skeletal muscle, which results in catabolism (breakdown) of muscle tissue. L-glutamine is known as a ‘conditionally essential’ amino acid because under certain conditions (intense exercise, stress, disease, burns, etc.) the body requires greater than normal levels of it. From a weight loss perspective L-glutamine is an enormously beneficial supplement. It has also been shown that supplementing with L-glutamine will increase the rate of protein and glycogen synthesis in muscle tissue. Increasing protein synthesis in muscle tissue will help to boost the metabolism and therefore make the body a more efficient fat-burner. Supplementing with L-glutamine has also been shown to directly boost growth hormone (GH) secretion in the body and GH is the most powerful fat-burning and anti-ageing hormone in the body.
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