Amino Acids - Leucine - Ailments / Situations Where Used

Leucine helps stabilize blood sugar levels and assists in increasing the production of growth hormones. It helps increase and maintain muscle mass, promotes healing, prevents stress, and increases energy.

Conditions that leucine may prevent or help treat include hepatic encephalopathy (liver damage associated with alcoholism) and Lou Gehrig's disease / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / ALS, a wasting and weakening of muscles.