ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2019
Food-First Approach to Enhance the Regulation of Post-exercise Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis and Remodeling.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Protein Source and Quality for Skeletal Muscle Anabolism in Young and Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating the Leucine Trigger Hypothesis to Explain the Post-prandial Regulation of Muscle Protein Synthesis in Young and Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Myoprotective Whole Foods, Muscle Health and Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review of Observational and Intervention Studies in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Protein yogurt and whey protein produce comparable muscle gains, but divergent microbiome shifts during strength training in older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- 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.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Oral Multienzyme Supplementation Alters Postprandial Plasma Nutrient Concentrations after a Mixed Meal in Healthy Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Fermented milk protein consumption improves exercise performance and total body mass in prepubertal children: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- Ingestion of a lipid-rich meat matrix blunts the postexercise increase of myofibrillar protein synthesis rates in healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Postprandial plasma amino acid and appetite responses to a low protein breakfast supplemented with whey or pea protein in middle-to-older aged adults.European journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Ingestion of a variety of non-animal-derived dietary protein sources results in diverse postprandial plasma amino acid responses which differ between young and older adults.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Acute Microbial Protease Supplementation Increases Net Postprandial Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations After Pea Protein Ingestion in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Algae Ingestion Increases Resting and Exercised Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates to a Similar Extent as Mycoprotein in Young Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Gut Microbial Stability is Associated with Greater Endurance Performance in Athletes Undertaking Dietary Periodization.mSystems · 2022Trial
- Acute Effects of Cheddar Cheese Consumption on Circulating Amino Acids and Human Skeletal Muscle.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- The effects of resistance training with or without peanut protein supplementation on skeletal muscle and strength adaptations in older individuals.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2020Trial
- Ultra-processed Foods and Athletes: Current Insights on Classification, Use, Awareness, and Impact-A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Review
- The hallmarks of skeletal muscle health.Nature metabolism · 2026Review
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- Preventive Strategies to Reduce Sarcopenia Risk During GLP-1-Based Anti-Obesity Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
Protein recommendations are provided on a daily basis as defined by the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) at 0.80 g protein/kg/day. However, meal-based, as opposed to daily, dietary protein recommendations are likely more informative given the role of the daily protein distribution pattern in modulating the post-exercise muscle protein synthetic response. Current protein meal recommendations to plateau post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates are based on the ingestion of isolated protein sources, and not protein-rich whole foods. It is generally more common to eat whole food sources of dietary protein within a normal eating pattern to meet dietary protein requirements. Yet, there is a need to define how dietary protein action on muscle protein synthesis rates can be modulated by other nutrients within a food matrix to achieve protein requirements for optimal muscle adaptations. Recent developments suggest that the identification of an "optimal" protein source should likely consider the characteristics of the protein and the food matrix in which it is consumed. This review aims to discuss recent concepts related to protein quality, and the potential interactive effects of the food matrix, to achieve optimal protein requirements and elicit a robust postprandial muscle protein synthetic response with an emphasis on the post-exercise recovery window.
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