Ingestion of diverse protein-rich whole-foods result in similar post exercise whole body and myofibrillar protein synthesis rates compared with a more isolated protein source in young adults.
- 2026-04
- RCT · n = 11
- The American journal of clinical nutrition 123(4)
- Freyja Ad Haigh
- Alistair J Monteyne
- Doaa R Abdelrahman
- Andrew J Murton
- Tim Ja Finnigan
- Hannah E Theobald
- Francis B Stephens
- Benjamin T Wall
- PubMed: 41643855
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101231
- High evidence
- Athletes
MyoPS rates increased after exercise/food ingestion with no (temporal) differences between groups despite divergent plasma amino acid responses [Δ change in fractional synthesis rates (0-300 min); egg whites, 0.050 ± 0.013; egg, 0.051 ± 0.009; pork, 0.008 ± 0.008; salmon, 0.021 ± 0.014; lentils, 0.029 ± 0.012; mycoprotein, 0.041 ± 0.012% per hour (P = 0.077)]
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 0.25 g protein per kg body mass