Table 2.

Nutritional composition of native diets and the low and high BCAA content interventions

	Native diet	Low BCAA diet	High BCAA diet
Total calories (kcal)	2000.2±341.5	2422.7±172.8	2494.1±183.5
% Carbohydrate	49.0±5.7	53.0±0.3	53.3±0.4
% Fat	31.1±4.7	30.8±0.6	31.1±0.7
% Protein	19.6±1.9	16.3±0.3	15.7±0.4
Valine (g)	5.1±1.0	1.5±0.1	14.0±0.6
Leucine (g)	7.7±1.5	2.1±0.2	27.1±1.0
Isoleucine (g)	4.5±0.9	1.2±0.1	13.8±0.5

The mean±standard errors for measures of the native diet and for the low and high BCAA content interventions are shown. Nutrient profile of the native diet was derived from a 4-day food log. The low and high BCAA interventions ware based on meal plans and food consumed.