04/01/2024
A great summary about Protein Consumption and Absorption from Here are the main takeaways from a groundbreaking new protein study:
1️⃣ In young men, ingestion of a large amount of protein (100 g) after exercise lead to a greater muscle building response compared to ingestion of a smaller amount of protein (25 g).
Previous studies suggested the human body has a limited capacity to use the amino acids from protein to build muscle. Eat more than 20 or 30 g of protein in a sitting and the rest of your protein will go to waste. Based on this and other studies we’ve been told to spread our protein intake at regular meals throughout the day instead of eating really large quantities of protein in a single sitting.
2️⃣ Most of the protein consumed was not wasted (
