Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Complete vs complementary vs incomplete proteins 🥩🌱

Does it actually matter for muscle anabolism?

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Tom Coughlin
Oct 30, 2024
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Meals containing equivalent total protein from foods providing complete, complementary, or incomplete essential amino acid profiles do not differentially affect 24-hour skeletal muscle protein synthesis in healthy, middle-aged women

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Complete protein sources contain all the essential amino acids and are therefore prioritised for promoting muscle…

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