The Claim
A high-protein vegan diet containing mycoprotein enables individuals to achieve a daily protein intake of 2.0 g/kg/day and supports resistance training adaptations equivalent to those achieved with an omnivorous diet.
What the research says
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People following a high-protein vegan diet with mycoprotein can consume enough protein to meet the 2.0 g/kg/day target and build muscle through resistance training at the same rate as people eating meat and dairy.
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A high-protein vegan diet containing mycoprotein can achieve daily protein intake targets of 2.0 g/kg/day and support comparable resistance training adaptations as an omnivorous diet, demonstrating that plant-based diets can meet the protein demands of muscle hypertrophy without animal products.
When someone eats a high-protein vegan diet with mycoprotein and lifts weights, the protein breaks down into amino acids, especially leucine, which turn on a cellular switch called mTORC1 in muscle cells. This switch tells the muscle to build more contractile proteins, making the muscle fibers thicker and stronger over time. The same process happens with animal protein, so both diets produce identical muscle growth.
What the research says
1 studyPeople on a vegan diet who ate lots of mycoprotein and lifted weights built muscle just as well as people who ate meat — their muscles grew the same amount and got just as strong.
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