Whey Protein and Fish Oil: study protocols
5 study groups took Whey Protein together with Fish Oil. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Dose per serving from research: Whey Protein
5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Whey Protein participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 10 g to 25 g, 80% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 10 g or less | 1 |
| 10 g to 25 g | 4 |
Dose per serving from research: Fish Oil
5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Fish Oil participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 1 g to 2.5 g, 80% of 5 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 1 g to 2.5 g | 4 |
| 2.5 g to 5 g | 0 |
| 5 g to 10 g | 0 |
| 10 g to 25 g | 1 |
Commonly used together
5 of 5 study groups took Whey Protein and Fish Oil with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.
What was given together, not what works together.
| Taken with | Study groups |
|---|---|
| Casein | 3 |
| Vitamin D | 3 |
5 study groups
| Study | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Five-Ingredient Nutritional Supplement and Home-Based Resistance Exercise Improve Lean Mass and Strength in Free-Living Elderly 2020 · Muscle5 (M5) · Sedentary or low-active, free-living men aged 65 years or older, with normal to class 1/low-risk obesity and varying degrees of age-related muscle loss | 24 g | 2.46 g | 12 weeks | 22 |
| 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 g | 2.46 g | 12 weeks | 16 |
| Muscle protein synthesis in cancer patients can be stimulated with a specially formulated medical food 2011 · experimental medical food (EXP) · Adults aged 40 years or older with radiographic evidence of advanced cancer | 23.8 g | 16.8 g | 1 day | 12 |
| Supplementation with Whey Protein, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Polyphenols Combined with Electrical Muscle Stimulation Increases Muscle Strength in Elderly Adults with Limited Mobility: A Randomized Controlled Trial 2020 · WPI + BIO · Adults aged 60–90 with mobility limitations and gait speed below 1.5 m/s | 20 g | 1.5 g | 12 weeks | 10 |
| The Effect of Fish Oil, Vitamin D and Protein on URTI Incidence in Young Active People 2015 · supplementation · Young recreational athletes; age and sex not specified; healthy active population | 8 g | 1.1 g | 16 weeks | — |