The Claim

In healthy adult men, increasing the dose of whey protein from 0.23 to 0.35 g/kg body mass leads to a dose-dependent increase in both the rate and total systemic availability of dietary protein–derived phenylalanine, with 51% ± 10% bioavailability observed after the lowest dose and 61% ± 7% after the highest dose over a 5-hour postprandial period, indicating a positive causal relationship between whey protein intake and amino acid availability.

Source: Protein Type, Protein Dose, and Age Modulate Dietary Protein Digestion and Phenylalanine Absorption Kinetics and Plasma Phenylalanine Availability in Humans

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

When healthy guys drink more whey protein, their bodies absorb more of an important amino acid called phenylalanine—about 10% more when they take a higher dose.

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In healthy adult men, increasing the dose of whey protein from 0.23 to 0.35 g/kg body mass results in a dose-dependent increase in both the rate and total systemic availability of dietary protein–derived phenylalanine, with 51% ± 10% appearing after the lowest dose and 61% ± 7% after the highest dose over 5 hours, demonstrating a positive causal relationship between whey protein intake and postprandial amino acid availability.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Protein Type, Protein Dose, and Age Modulate Dietary Protein Digestion and Phenylalanine Absorption Kinetics and Plasma Phenylalanine Availability in Humans

    The study shows that when people eat more whey protein, their bodies absorb more amino acids, including phenylalanine, which supports the idea that higher doses lead to greater availability.

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