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Whey Protein and Leucine: study protocols

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

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Dose per serving from research: Whey Protein

7 study groups in 6 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, 57% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
10 g to 25 g
3
25 g to 50 g
4

Dose per serving from research: Leucine

5 study groups in 5 studies say how much Leucine participants took a day.

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

Most common: 5 g to 10 g, 80% of 5 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 g to 5 g
1
5 g to 10 g
4

Commonly used together

6 of 7 study groups took Whey Protein and Leucine with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin D
5

7 study groups

Study
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 g5.6 g8 weeks70
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 g—6 weeks—
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 g8.32 g1 day12
Thirteen weeks of supplementation of vitamin D and leucine-enriched whey protein nutritional supplement attenuates chronic low-grade inflammation in sarcopenic older adults: the PROVIDE study
2019 · active group · Adults aged 65 years or older with mild to moderate physical-function limitations and class I or II sarcopenia
40 g6 g13 weeks184
Leucine, Not Total Protein, Content of a Supplement Is the Primary Determinant of Muscle Protein Anabolic Responses in Healthy Older Women
2018 · WPI · Healthy older women, mean age 69 years
50 g6 g6 days11
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 g3 g13 weeks133
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