Bolus ingestion of individual branched-chain amino acids alters plasma amino acid profiles in young healthy men

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Table 1 POMS scores in the maximal doses of individual BCAAs and mixed BCAA ingestion

Amino acid ingested	Mood	Before ingestion	2 h after ingestion	P value
Basal	Tension - anxiety	0.2 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.6	0.66
	Depression - dejection	0.8 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.3	0.66
	Anger - hostility	0.8 ± 0.4	0.8 ± 0.4	1.00
	Confusion	2.6 ± 1.2	2.0 ± 0.9	0.59
	Fatigue	3.6 ± 1.6	3.4 ± 1.5	0.79
	Vigor	6.2 ± 2.8	2.6 ± 1.2	0.07
Leu 90 mg/kg BE	Tension - anxiety	0.8 ± 0.4	0.2 ± 0.1	0.32
	Depression - dejection	0.4 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.1	0.32
	Anger - hostility	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Confusion	1.6 ± 0.7	0.6 ± 0.3	0.32
	Fatigue	3.6 ± 1.6	3.0 ± 1.3	0.18
	Vigor	6.2 ± 2.8	6.6 ± 3.0	0.59
Ile 90 mg/kg BW	Tension - anxiety	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Depression - dejection	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Anger - hostility	0.4 ± 0.2	0.0 ± 0.0	0.32
	Confusion	0.2 ± 0.1	0.0 ± 0.0	0.32
	Fatigue	2.4 ± 1.1	2.0 ± 0.9	0.16
	Vigor	8.4 ± 3.8	9.0 ± 4.0	0.41
Val 90 mg/kg BW	Tension - anxiety	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Depression - dejection	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Anger - hostility	0.0 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.1	0.32
	Confusion	0.6 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.1	0.32
	Fatigue	2.0 ± 0.9	1.8 ± 0.8	0.32
	Vigor	10.6 ± 4.7	10.4 ± 4.7	0.32
Mixed BCAA 94.5 mg/kg BW	Tension - anxiety	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Depression - dejection	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Anger - hostility	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	1.00
	Confusion	0.0 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.1	0.32
	Fatigue	1.6 ± 0.7	1.4 ± 0.6	0.32
	Vigor	11.0 ± 4.9	11.2 ± 5.0	1.00