The Claim
In healthy young adults, a 20-gram protein dose from either a whole-food plant blend or an isolated nutrient mixture elicits similar postexercise activation of key muscle anabolic signaling pathways, including phosphorylation of AKT, 4E-BP1, rpS6, and p70S6K, indicating comparable molecular stimulation of muscle growth.
What the research says
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A 20-gram dose of protein from whole plant foods or from isolated nutrients produces the same level of activation in molecular pathways related to muscle growth after exercise in healthy young adults.
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In healthy young adults, a 20-gram protein dose from either a whole-food plant blend or an isolated nutrient mixture elicits similar postexercise activation of key muscle anabolic signaling pathways, including phosphorylation of AKT, 4E-BP1, rpS6, and p70S6K, indicating comparable molecular stimulation of muscle growth.
After exercise, amino acids from protein enter the muscle cells and turn on a molecular switch called mTORC1. This switch activates proteins that tell the cell to start building new muscle proteins, and both plant-based and synthetic protein sources do this equally well when they provide the same amount of amino acids.
What the research says
1 studyAfter working out, eating beans and rice turned on the same muscle-growth signals in the body as taking a synthetic amino acid pill—meaning both ways of getting protein help your muscles repair just as well at the cellular level.
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