Vegan diets are equally as effective as omnivorous diets for muscle protein synthesis 🌱💪
Does protein source really matter?
Impact of Vegan Diets on Resistance Exercise-Mediated Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis in Healthy Young Males and Females: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Details
This new study recruited 40 physically-active males and females to investigate the effects of…
🍽️ Dietary style (omnivorous vs vegan)
⏱️ Daily protein distribution (balanced vs unbalanced)
👉 Balanced = 20% of protein needs across 5 servings daily
👉 Unbalanced = meal 1 (10%), meal 2 (30%), meal 3 (60%)
Participants were allocated to 1 of 4 groups…
1️⃣ Omnivorous balanced 🍖
2️⃣ Vegan balanced 🌱
3️⃣ Omnivorous unbalanced 🍖
4️⃣ Vegan unbalanced 🌱
Each diet intervention lasted 9-days and participants completed three whole-body resistance training sessions during the 9-days 🏋️
Diets were calculated at weight maintenance and consisted of 1.1 - 1.2 g/kg protein daily 🔥
Key Findings
Myofibrillar protein synthesis rates did not significantly differ between groups ❌
Omnivorous diets had a slightly higher calorie content from carbohydrate 🍞
But no other dietary differences were observed 🔍
Conclusion
For young physically active men and women, protein distribution and protein source does not appear to matter for muscle protein synthesis ✅
At least in cases of weight maintenance for short periods 👈