Diabetes and branched chain amino acids: What is the link?

Abstract
The branched chain amino acids (BCAA) have increasingly been studied as playing a role in diabetes, with the PubMed search string “diabetes AND "branched chain amino acids"” showing particular growth in studies of the topic over the past decade (Figure).

Source: Journal of Diabetes - January 25, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zachary Bloomgarden Tags: Editorial Source Type: research