Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

20 g of protein per serving is not enough for older men ⚠️

Quantity over quality?

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Tom Coughlin
Aug 21, 2026
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Ingestion of 20 g of a plant-derived protein blend with and without added leucine or whey protein does not increase muscle protein synthesis rates in older males

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