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correlational
positive effect
Eating more protein after working out leads to a better overall protein balance in your body - the more protein you eat, the more positive your protein balance becomes.
Scientific Claim
The ingestion of protein after resistance exercise results in a greater whole-body protein net balance with higher protein doses, with a strong positive correlation between protein intake and whole-body protein net balance in healthy young men.
Source Excerpt
“Collectively, this resulted in a strong positive correlation between protein intake and whole-body protein net balance (Figure 2L).”
Evidence from Studies
Supporting Studies
The anabolic response to protein ingestion during recovery from exercise has no upper limit in magnitude and duration in vivo in humans
Randomized Controlled Trial
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Evidence Assessment
Supported
The study measured whole-body protein net balance (synthesis minus breakdown) and found a strong positive correlation with protein intake. Higher protein doses resulted in greater positive protein balance.