How important are essential amino acids to muscle health?  Very important.  So important that NASA commissioned a study to see if it could use them to reverse the effects of muscle loss in a zero gravity environment.  So....

What do athletes, burn victims, cancer patients, extended bed rest patients, and NASA Astronauts all have in common?
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Now, more about those 24 human clinical studies and almost four decades of research on the subject of amino acids we keep telling you about!
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It all began with a desire decades ago to discover better ways to gain muscle to become more athletically competitive and transcend the current knowledge and nutritional supplementation that was available at the time. This initial desire led to a broader desire to discover the best way to help child burn victims, which extended to helping cancer patients heal, as well as other patients with extensive injuries like traumatic brain injuries.
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Over the decades, this desire extended to finding the best ways to help NASA Astronauts maintain and build muscle in space, as well as help athletes realize optimal muscle recovery and growth to perform better in their chosen sport.
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So, what do all these individuals have in common? They all have muscle. Maintaining healthy muscle mass is crucial to our health, and it plays a role in so many physiological processes, with just some being bone health, heart health, psychological support, metabolism, and it is preventative to illness and disease. Muscle maintenance and even growth should be an important goal for anyone with a heartbeat! Essential amino acids honestly should be considered the most important macronutrient you need to consume on a continual basis.