Beware: individual amino acids compete for absorption.

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by Becky Holman

During digestion protein breaks down into amino acids. If, however, you’re trying for specific effects—like building extra muscle tissue with BCAAs—taking them with food can blunt their effectiveness. According to the March ’11 Better Nutrition, individual amino acids compete for absorption. That’s why it’s best to take your muscle-boosting BCAAs 30 minutes before or two hours after a meal.

[whitetail]

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Good info

[alluprbdy]

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interesting

[Dzone]

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interesting...
I take a lot of tyrosine and glutamine, mostly by itself between meals. I guess thats ok.