WHEY PROTEIN RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

Whey protein supplements and exercise help women improve body composition; not leading to bulkiness

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

"Whey protein supplementation favors a modest increase in lean mass of less than one percent, while not influencing fat mass."

Key Points: 
  • "Whey protein supplementation favors a modest increase in lean mass of less than one percent, while not influencing fat mass."
  • The findings are published in Nutrition Reviews , and the research was funded by the Whey Protein Research Consortium .
  • Campbell also served on the National Dairy Council's Whey Protein Advisory Panel during the time this study was being conducted.
  • Sixty-eight percent of studies in the most-cited whey protein supplementation review included only males and we wanted to focus on what this means for women," Campbell said.