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Whey protein increases physical performance (pooled across unspecified instruments)

raisesModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The analysis revealed that whey protein supplementation improved physical performance (SMD = 0.561; 95% CI: 0.256, 0.865; n = 33) (Table 4; Figure 3 and Supplemental Figure S13).”
Quoted verbatim from Whey Protein Supplementation with or without Vitamin D on Sarcopenia-Related Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This finding among the 1 finding on its endpoint

whey protein

Physical performance (pooled across unspecified instruments)

raises

Effect as reported

0.561standardised mean difference

CI 0.256 to 0.865

Who
Older adults aged over 60, healthy and sarcopenic or frail, in randomised trials of whey protein alone; all trials pooled, not a subgroup
Dose studied
15 to 40 g/day of whey protein across the whey-alone trials

Moderate evidencePMID 37196876 · 2023

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y1DN5FF4FDAA65SDPJB0VC