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better nutrition's sports supplements guide 
 
What Is It?                         Sources 
 
Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate    Found in small quantities in 
(HMB)                               catfish and citrus fruits; also 
An anticatabolic compound that is   found in breast milk. Available as 
a metabolite of the branched        a supplement in capsule form. 
chain amino acid leucine. 
 
Branch Chain Amino Acids            Leucine: brown rice, beans, meats, 
(BCAAs)                             nuts, soy & whole wheat. 
The essential amino acids:          Isoleucine: almonds, cashews, 
isoleucine, leucine and valine.     chicken, eggs, meat, fish, seeds 
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