Brigette Honaker  |  July 5, 2019

Category: Legal News

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A class action claims that the Best BCAA dietary supplement does not provide the lean muscle building benefits advertised by the packaging.

Plaintiff Gregory Maroney claims that BPI Sports LLC misleads customers about their supplement and the muscle building capabilities it provides.

Maroney reportedly purchased Best BCAA after relying on claims that the supplement would help muscle growth.

Amino acids are known as the “building blocks” of protein. A certain sequence of amino acids will create a unique protein that can be used by the body for various functions. There are 20 total amino acids, nine of which are called “essential amino acids” because they are not produced by the body and instead must be included in a balanced diet.

Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) include leucine, isoline, and valine which all help make up protein in the human body. Because these amino acids must be consumed through food or supplements, BCAAs are often included in dietary supplements and workout products. Many BCAA products, including Best BCAA, are marketed as muscle building products.

Maroney argues that Best BCAA is not an effective protein supplement because it contains only three of the nine amino acids required for muscle protein synthesis. Because the supplement lacks all of the required amino acids, the body is allegedly forced to consume the essential amino acids stored in muscles. According to Maroney, this created a perpetual state of “muscle protein breakdown.”

The BPI class action references research from Dr. Robert Wolfe, a “renowned and highly-respected authority in the area of amino acid metabolism,” who reportedly concluded that “consumption of BCAA supplements actually negatively impacts muscle protein synthesis due to lack of all essential amino acids.” Maroney also includes similar conclusions from several other notable sources, including the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.

Despite scientific evidence that BCAAs are not effective in building muscle, BPI reportedly continues to include deceptive statements in their labeling. These statements reportedly include promises that Best BCAA will help with “muscle recovery,” “muscle protein synthesis” and “lean muscle.”

“Ultimately, Best BCAA was worthless (and certainly worth less than its misrepresentations suggested) because it does not, in fact, build ‘lean muscle’ through increased ‘muscle protein synthesis,'” Maroney claims in his BPI supplement class action.

“In fact, it actually reduces the rate of muscle protein synthesis and the rate of muscle protein turnover.”

Maroney seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased the BPI Best BCAA supplement. He also seeks to represent a subclass of the same BPI consumers from New York. Maroney estimates that there may be hundreds of thousands of Class Members.

The BPI class action lawsuit seeks declaratory relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, statutory damages, restitution, injunctive relief, interest, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.

Maroney and the proposed Class are represented by Joseph I. Marchese, Philip L. Fraietta and Andrew J. Obergfell of Bursor & Fisher PA.

The BPI Supplement Class Action Lawsuit is Maroney v. BPI Sports LLC, Case No. 7:19-cv-06107, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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