Dietary branched-chain amino acids intake in relation to general and central obesity among Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study (opens in new tab)

BackgroundEpidemiological evidence on dietary branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and obesity remain inconsistent, particularly for Chinese children and adolescents. This study investigated their association using nationally representative data.MethodsData were obtained from the 2016–2019 China Children and Lactating Women Nutrition and Health Surveillance, which contained 12,542 school-aged participants. Dietary BCAAs intake was determined with a food-frequency questionnaire supplemented with...