Wang FH, et al. - Researchers examined the link between plasma essential amino acids (EAAs) and atherogenic lipid profiles. They used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to measure plasma amino acid levels of 475 subjects. They also assessed small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, remnant-like particle cholesterol, and other lipid components. Correlation analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to determine the links between EAAs and lipid components or dyslipidemia. Among the EAAs assessed, they found a significant association of elevated plasma branched-chain amino acids with increased risk of atherogenic lipid profile. In contrast, findings revealed a link between elevated threonine and reduced risk of atherogenic lipid profile.