The Claim
In healthy elderly men, the muscle protein synthesis response to co-ingestion of protein and leucine is not significantly different from that observed in healthy young men under conditions of adequate leucine provision.
What the research says
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When healthy older men consume protein and leucine together, their muscles build new protein at a rate similar to that of healthy young men, as long as enough leucine is provided.
See the scientific wording
The muscle protein synthesis response to protein and leucine co-ingestion is not significantly diminished in healthy elderly men compared to young men, suggesting that age-related anabolic resistance may not be universal under conditions of adequate leucine provision.
When leucine and protein are consumed together, leucine enters muscle cells and turns on a molecular switch called mTORC1, which tells the cell to start building new muscle proteins at the same rate in older and younger people, as long as enough leucine is present.
What the research says
1 studyWhen older men and young men both ate protein and leucine after light activity, their muscles built new protein at almost the same rate — meaning aging doesn’t always make muscles less responsive to these nutrients if they’re given together.
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