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Whey protein isolate decreases waist circumference

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“After 12 weeks of WPI supplementation, waist circumference, fat mass, and % fat mass decreased, while skeletal muscle mass and skeletal muscle index increased when compared to placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Whey Protein Isolate on Body Composition, Muscle Mass, and Strength of Chronic Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
This finding among the 16 findings on its endpoint

whey protein isolate

Waist circumference

lowers

Who
Adults with chronic heart failure, predominantly NYHA class I, median age 65.5 years; placebo was maltodextrin
Dose studied
30 g/day once daily for 12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 37242203 · 2023

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Nutrients
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71EBW92J4A51V4X46D2B1SK