Carbohydrate co-ingestion with protein does not further augment post-prandial muscle protein accretion in older men

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A blunted muscle protein synthetic response to protein ingestion may contribute to the age related loss of muscle tissue. We hypothesized that the greater endogenous insulin release following co-ingestion of carbohydrate facilitates...

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Main Authors: Hamer Henrike M, Wall Benjamin T, Kiskini Alexandra, de Lange Anneke, Groen Bart BL, Bakker Jaap A, Gijsen Annemie P, Verdijk Lex B, van Loon Luc JC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/10/1/15