You might enjoy this one on how protein powders have very little evidence supporting their use in normal people @NutritionWonk @BethSkw @AlanLevinovitz @MackayIM @skepticpedi @mem_somerville @manjusrii @DrRachie
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Protein powders are fascinating because there's obviously a lot of biological plausibility there - you need protein to build muscle - but when they are actually trialed you rarely see a significant effect
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(Here I mean both clinical and statistical significance - one study found that a protein supplement improved lean muscle mass significantly at 9 months by ~1kg when compared to a carbohydrate control, but found no difference-
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