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https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/tecovirimat.h
OBJECTIVES Patients with cancer are susceptible to experiencing the loss of skeletal muscle mass. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a high-protein diet (HPD) or isolated branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) intake is associated with an increased skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) in patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. METHODS This cross-sectional, observational study included 106 patients with gastrointestinal tract tumors. Food consumption was estimated using 24-h food recall. Patients were divided i