Trial reportSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021
High-Protein Plant-Based Diet Versus a Protein-Matched Omnivorous Diet to Support Resistance Training Adaptations: A Comparison Between Habitual Vegans and Omnivores.
Trial report in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 61 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Does Exclusive Consumption of Plant-based Dietary Protein Impair Resistance Training-induced Muscle Adaptations?
Efficacy of an Omnivorous Versus a Vegan Diet in the Prevention or Treatment of Sarcopenia in Chilean Adults Following a Strength Training Program
Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dose-structure-population interactions of protein supplementation combined with resistance training on body composition: a Bayesian network meta-analysis with dose-response modeling.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Are Plant-Based Diets Detrimental to Muscular Strength? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Effect of Soy Protein Supplementation on Muscle Adaptations, Metabolic and Antioxidant Status, Hormonal Response, and Exercise Performance of Active Individuals and Athletes: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Plant-Based vs. Omnivore diets for athletic performance outcomes among recreational athletes in university dining halls: a randomized crossover study.Nutrition journal · 2026Trial
- Similar effects between animal-based and plant-based protein blend as complementary dietary protein on muscle adaptations to resistance training: findings from a randomized clinical trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Muscle creatine levels and sprint performance in young adult vegans and vegetarians after 7 days of creatine monohydrate supplementation.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- The effects of whey, pea, and collagen protein supplementation beyond the recommended dietary allowance on integrated myofibrillar protein synthetic rates in older males: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
- Delivery of a telehealth supported home exercise program with dietary advice to increase plant-based protein intake in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a 12-week randomised controlled feasibility trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Vegan and Omnivorous High Protein Diets Support Comparable Daily Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy in Young Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Trial
- Change to a Plant-Based Diet Has No Effect on Strength Performance in Trained Persons in the First 8 Weeks-A 16-Week Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- SWAP-MEAT Athlete (study with appetizing plant-food, meat eating alternatives trial) - investigating the impact of three different diets on recreational athletic performance: a randomized crossover trial.Nutrition journal · 2022Trial
- The effect of food supplements on completely edentulous women rehabilitated with complete dentures: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of Indian Prosthodontic SocietyTrial
- Similar Muscle Recovery but Greater Soreness in Active Vegans on Low-Protein Diets Compared to High-Protein Omnivores Following Exercise-Induced Damage.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Article
- Urinary metabolomic profiling to identify the impact of the increased intake of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits in healthy adolescents.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- From Single Foods to Whole Diets: A Critical Framework for Protein Quality Assessment Accounting for Complementarity and Matrix Effects.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- No Differences in Muscular Adaptations to Long-Term Resistance Training Between Young Strict Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Women.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Vegetarian diets in female athletes: performance, health outcomes, and the implementation gap.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundAcute protein turnover studies suggest lower anabolic response after ingestion of plant vs. animal proteins. However, the effects of an exclusively plant-based protein diet on resistance training-induced adaptations are under investigation.
objectiveTo investigate the effects of dietary protein source [exclusively plant-based vs. mixed diet] on changes in muscle mass and strength in healthy young men undertaking resistance training.
methodsNineteen young men who were habitual vegans (VEG 26 ± 5 years; 72.7 ± 7.1 kg, 22.9 ± 2.3 kg/m
resultsBoth groups showed significant (all p < 0.05) PRE-to-POST increases in leg lean mass (VEG: 1.2 ± 1.0 kg; OMN: 1.2 ± 0.8 kg), rectus femoris CSA (VEG: 1.0 ± 0.6 cm
conclusionA high-protein (~ 1.6 g kg CLINICAL
trial registrationNCT03907059. April 8, 2019. Retrospectively registered.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.