A vegetable protein-rich diet for the treatment of liver cirrhosis.
Twelve patients were administered a vegetable protein-rich diet, which was low in methionine and high in the branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) to aromatic amino acid (AAA) molar ratio, and an animal protein-rich diet, high in methionine and low in the BCAA/AAA molar ratio. These diets were administered successively for one week each. Actually ingested amounts of tyrosine and methionine were significantly lower during the feeding of the vegetable protein-rich diet than the animal protein-rich diet. Serum methionine concentrations increased while on the animal protein-rich diet and decreased following the switch to the vegetable protein-rich diet. No other amino acid concentrations were affected. Significant differences were not observed in nitrogen balance or serum protein concentrations.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary; D008715:Methionine