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whey protein isolateFinding

Whey protein isolate has no detected effect on lean body mass

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“No differences in skeletal muscle or FFM occurred between the PRO and CON groups (p ≥ 0.52).”
Quoted verbatim from Changes in 24-h energy expenditure, substrate oxidation, and body composition following resistance exercise and a high protein diet via whey protein supplementation in healthy older men.
This finding among the 14 findings on its endpoint

whey protein isolate

Lean body mass

no difference found

Who
Healthy older men, mean age 67 years; PRO vs CON groups pooled across resistance-exercise and non-exercise participants, with resistance exercise balanced between arms; control was maltodextrin
Dose studied
25 g twice daily for 12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 37815091 · 2022

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

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

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71EBY5SXEEEDGQD6HRJTJSW