Effects of whey protein supplements on metabolism: Evidence from human intervention studies

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 569-580

  Graf, Sonja ^a   Egert, Sarah ^a   Heer, Martina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Profil Institute for Metabolic Research GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

glucose metabolism; incretins; lipid metabolism; musculoskeletal system; vascular function; whey protein

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INCRETIN; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; MILK PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BONE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INSULIN; LACTALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; LIPIDS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MILK PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80055023970     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834b89da     Document Type: Review

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