Whey Protein and Preserved Fat-Free Mass

• The potential effect of whey protein supplementation in post-bariatric surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2026-06-23
  • Systematic Review · n = 267
  • Frontiers in nutrition 13
  • • Xuehan Zhao
    • Tianhang Shi
    • Xiaojuan Xie
    • Li Zhao
    • Tao Guo

  • PubMed: 42415904
  • DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1832335

  5 Insights on

  • Preserved Fat-Free Mass

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  preservation of fat-free mass (p = 0.003)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes