Protein quality and the food matrix: defining optimal versus maximal meal-based protein intakes for stimulating muscle protein synthesis

Takeshi M. Barnes, Max T. Deutz, Žan Zupančič, Andrewt Askow, Daniel R. Moore, Nicholas A. Burd

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Abstract

This paper examines the opinion that we should aim to optimize, rather than maximize, protein intakes to avoid over-emphasizing muscle-centric protein requirements. An optimal eating approach strives to minimize amino acid oxidative waste and more efficiently stimulate postprandial muscle protein accretion. To do this, practitioners should acknowledge higher quality protein foods as better in delivering target amounts of amino acids into circulation, and the food matrix (e.g., nutrient– nutrient interactions) can be leveraged to potentiate essential amino acid incorporation into skeletal muscle protein.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)340-344
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • food matrix
  • protein quality
  • skeletal muscle mass

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology (medical)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Physiology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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