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Whey Protein: study protocols

45 study groups say how much Whey Protein participants took a day. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Whey Protein: what the research found →

Dose per serving from products

81 products in our catalogue print how much Whey Protein a serving holds.

Most common: 10 g to 25 g, 41% of 81 products.

Dose per servingProducts
25 mg or less
1
25 mg to 50 mg
5
50 mg to 100 mg
0
100 mg to 250 mg
0
250 mg to 500 mg
2
500 mg to 1 g
2
1 g to 2.5 g
3
2.5 g to 5 g
2
5 g to 10 g
12
10 g to 25 g
33
25 g to 50 g
21

Dose per serving from research

43 study groups in 29 studies say how much Whey Protein participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 25 g to 50 g, 44% of 43 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 g or less
2
2.5 g to 5 g
1
5 g to 10 g
3
10 g to 25 g
16
25 g to 50 g
19
over 50 g
2

Commonly used together

14 of 45 study groups took Whey Protein with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Leucine
7
Vitamin D
6

45 study groups

Study
High-energy breakfast based on whey protein reduces body weight, postprandial glycemia and HbA(1C) in Type 2 diabetes
2017 · WBdiet · Adults aged approximately 59 years with type 2 diabetes
28 g12 weeks19
Native whey protein with high levels of leucine results in similar post-exercise muscular anabolic responses as regular whey protein: a randomized controlled trial
2017 · Milk group · Healthy, strength-trained young men and women; mean age 25 years
40 g1 day12
Pre-sleep Protein Ingestion Increases Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Rates During Overnight Recovery from Endurance Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2023 · WHEY (whey protein treatment) · Healthy men aged 18–35 years
45 g1 day12
Native whey protein with high levels of leucine results in similar post-exercise muscular anabolic responses as regular whey protein: a randomized controlled trial
2017 · WPC-80 group · Healthy, strength-trained young men and women; mean age 25 years
40 g1 day10
Native whey protein with high levels of leucine results in similar post-exercise muscular anabolic responses as regular whey protein: a randomized controlled trial
2017 · Native whey group · Healthy, strength-trained young men and women; mean age 25 years
40 g1 day10
Rapid aminoacidemia enhances myofibrillar protein synthesis and anabolic intramuscular signaling responses after resistance exercise
2011 · BOLUS · Healthy men; age not reported; no stated condition
25 g1 day8
Rapid aminoacidemia enhances myofibrillar protein synthesis and anabolic intramuscular signaling responses after resistance exercise
2011 · PULSE · Healthy men; age not reported; no stated condition
25 g1 day8
Improving rehabilitation in sarcopenia: a randomized-controlled trial utilizing a muscle-targeted food for special medical purposes
2020 · Experimental formula · Adults aged 65 years or older with sarcopenia admitted for inpatient rehabilitation
40 g8 weeks70
Whey protein and essential amino acids promote the reduction of adipose tissue and increased muscle protein synthesis during caloric restriction-induced weight loss in elderly, obese individuals
2012 · 7% weight loss with EAAMR · Obese men and women aged 65–80 years without the excluded chronic conditions
35 g8 weeks—
Supplementing Breakfast with a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Medical Nutrition Drink Enhances Postprandial Muscle Protein Synthesis and Muscle Mass in Healthy Older Men
2017 · test group · Healthy older men; mean age 71 ± 4 years
21 g6 weeks—