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Wife suffering frm spinal tb.docs treating her advised high protein diet.shall i include foods high in isoleucine, leucine, valine & lysine in her diet?

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SPINAL TB: Amino acids are ok to add to the high protein diet but the most important things are medications , rest and proper nutrition.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: As those are all amino acids, foods high in them would be appropriate.

Dr Cordero agreed

Answered 1/15/2013

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