Valine
[val-een]
- Symbol: V
- Abbreviation: Val
What is Valine?
Valine is an essential amino acid and is not synthesized by the body and must be obtained through diet to meet the body's needs. Valine along with Isoluecine and Leucine are branched-chain amino acid.
What is Valine good for?
Valine promotes tissue growth and repair, regulates blood sugar and provides the body with energy. Valine helps to stimulate the central nervous system, and is needed for proper mental functioning. Valine also helps to prevent muscle breakdown by supplying muscles with extra glucose for energy production during intense exercise. Valine may be helpful in treating gallbladder and liver disorders. Valine may also be helpfulin treating and reversing the effects that alcohol and drug abuse have on the liver, gallbladder and brain.
Health Benefits of Valine
- Energy
- Mental function
- May help gallbladder & liver disorders
- May help reverse effects of alcohol & drug effects on the liver, gallbladder and brain.
- Prevents muscle breakdown during intense exercise
- Regulates blood sugar
- Stimulates central nervous system
- Tissue Growth & Repair
What is Valine in?
Valine can be found in the following foods meat, mushrooms,green leafy vegetables, dairy products, peanuts, soy, rice, beans, cottage cheese, poultry, lentils and sesame seeds.
List of Foods with Valine
- beans
- cottage cheese
- dairy products
- green leafy vegetables
- lentils
- meat
- mushrooms
- peanuts
- poultry
- rice
- sesame seeds
- soy
