JULY 10, 2024 by University of Toronto Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn an effort to mitigate the risks associated with muscle-building dietary supplement use among adolescents and young adults, a comprehensive set of guidelines has been introduced to assist health care professionals. These guidelines, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, focus on assessment and harm...
When it comes to building muscle, animal protein is not the only option. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images New research has investigated whether a vegan diet with protein sourced from non-animal products could support muscle growth and repair as effectively as a diet that includes animal protein during strength training. The study involved young and...
In a randomized control study of 10 healthy young men, researchers compared how consuming the single amino acid leucine or its two-molecule equivalent, dileucine, influenced muscle-building and breakdown. They found that dileucine boosts the metabolic processes that drive muscle growth 42% more than free leucine does. They reported their findings in the Journal of Applied...
