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Whey Protein and Calcium: study protocols

11 study groups took Whey Protein together with Calcium. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research: Whey Protein

10 study groups in 7 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, 50% of 10 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
10 g to 25 g
4
25 g to 50 g
5
50 g to 100 g
1

Dose per serving from research: Calcium

8 study groups in 6 studies say how much Calcium participants took a day.

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

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g, 50% of 8 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mg to 500 mg
2
500 mg to 1 g
4
1 g to 2.5 g
2

Commonly used together

9 of 11 study groups took Whey Protein and Calcium with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin D
6
Creatine
3

11 study groups

Study
A whey protein-based multi-ingredient nutritional supplement stimulates gains in lean body mass and strength in healthy older men: A randomized controlled trial
2017 · SUPP (multi-ingredient nutritional supplement) · Healthy men aged 60 years or older
60 g800 mg20 weeks25
Effects of High Intensity Dynamic Resistance Exercise and Whey Protein Supplements on Osteosarcopenia in Older Men with Low Bone and Muscle Mass. Final Results of the Randomized Controlled FrOST Study
2020 · Control group · Men aged 72 years and older with osteosarcopenia and low muscle mass
1,200 mg/kg—78 weeks22
Obesity and Metabolic Disease Impair the Anabolic Response to Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise: A Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial with Implications for Aging, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Weight Management
2024 · Muscle 5 (M5) · Men aged 66–91 years; older, sedentary or low-active participants, with the subgroup analysis including overweight or obese men with at least one additional metabolic-syndrome risk factor
24 g416 mg12 weeks16
The Effect of a Multi-ingredient Supplement on Resistance Training-induced Adaptations
2021 · SUPP group · Healthy young adults, male and female, mean age 22 ± 2 years, undertaking resistance exercise training
40 g600 mg10 weeks13
Zinc increases the effects of essential amino acids-whey protein supplements in frail elderly
2009 · EAA / whey protein without zinc · Undernourished hospitalized adults aged 66.7–105.8 years, both sexes; mean age 86.4 years
15 g550 mg4 weeks31
Effects of physical form of β-lactoglobulin and calcium ingestion on GLP-1 secretion, gastric emptying and energy intake in humans: a randomised crossover trial
2024 · NATIVE + MINERALS · Metabolically healthy men and women aged 18–65 years with BMI 18.5–25.0 kg/m²
32 g2.5 g1 day15
Effects of physical form of β-lactoglobulin and calcium ingestion on GLP-1 secretion, gastric emptying and energy intake in humans: a randomised crossover trial
2024 · AGGREG + MINERALS · Metabolically healthy men and women aged 18–65 years with BMI 18.5–25.0 kg/m²
30 g2.5 g1 day15
Dietary protein-induced increases in urinary calcium are accompanied by similar increases in urinary nitrogen and urinary urea: a controlled clinical trial
2013 · whey protein isolate · Postmenopausal women, average age 64.2 years, without the listed exclusion conditions
45 g—10 days10
Safety and tolerability of 6-month supplementation with a vitamin D, calcium and leucine-enriched whey protein medical nutrition drink in sarcopenic older adults
2020 · Test group during the RCT · Adults aged 65 years or older with sarcopenia
40 g—13 weeks184
Safety and tolerability of 6-month supplementation with a vitamin D, calcium and leucine-enriched whey protein medical nutrition drink in sarcopenic older adults
2020 · One-serving WP-MND group during the open-label extension · Adults aged 65 years or older with sarcopenia who continued from the RCT
20 g500 mg13 weeks133
Zinc increases the effects of essential amino acids-whey protein supplements in frail elderly
2009 · EAA / whey protein with zinc (30mg/d) · Undernourished hospitalized adults aged 66.7–105.8 years, both sexes; mean age 83.6 years
15 g550 mg4 weeks30
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