The Claim
A sample size of 96 women in a longitudinal analysis was insufficient to detect small but meaningful effects of protein intake on bone loss over three years, resulting in limited ability to draw definitive conclusions about the long-term impact of protein intake on bone loss.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
A study with 96 women could not reliably detect small changes in bone loss over three years caused by different levels of protein intake, so it could not confirm whether protein intake has a long-term effect on bone loss.
See the scientific wording
The sample size of 96 women in the longitudinal analysis may have been insufficient to detect small but meaningful effects of protein intake on bone loss over three years, limiting the study’s ability to draw definitive conclusions about long-term impact.
The number of women studied was too small to see small changes in bone density caused by different levels of protein intake over three years, so any real effect of protein on bone loss could not be measured.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Protein intake: effects on bone mineral density and the rate of bone loss in elderly women.
The study didn't find that protein affects bone loss, but the researchers themselves said it might be because they didn't study enough women—so we can't be sure there's no effect, just that they couldn't find it.
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