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Specific medical nutrition drink with breakfast improves muscle health older men

Title: 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

Authors: Chanet A., Verlaan S., Salles J., Giraudet C., Patrac V., Pidou V., Pouyet C., Hafnaoui N., Blot A., Cano N., Farigon N., Bongers A., Jourdan M., Luiking Y., Walrand S., Boirie Y.
Published: 2017
Journal:

Journal of Nutrition

This randomized controlled study (PROMOTION) showed an acute effect of a Vitamin D and Leucine–Enriched Whey Protein Medical Nutrition Drink on stimulation of postprandial muscle protein synthesis, as well as an increase in muscle mass after 6 weeks of intervention in healthy older adults. These observations support the mode-of-action of this medical nutrition drink.
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Citation:
Chanet A., Verlaan S., Salles J., Giraudet C., Patrac V., Pidou V., Pouyet C., Hafnaoui N., Blot A., Cano N., Farigon N., Bongers A., Jourdan M., Luiking Y., Walrand S., Boirie Y. 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. The Journal of Nutrition (2017) doi: https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.117.252510