Increased protein intake reduces lean body mass loss during weight loss in athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 326-337

  Mettler, Samuel ^a,b   Mitchell, Nigel ^c   Tipton, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise; Nutrition; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; SPORTS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149156621     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181b2ef8e     Document Type: Article

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