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NUTRIENTS
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu15020342
Keywords
elderly; muscle; protein; randomized controlled trial; plant-based; prolonged exercise; older active adults
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This study compared the effects of pea protein and whey protein on exercise-induced muscle damage in older adults. The results showed that 13 days of pea protein supplementation did not attenuate muscle damage, while the whey protein group had significantly lower creatine kinase concentrations after exercise.
Background: Adequate animal-based protein intake can attenuate exercise induced-muscle damage (EIMD) in young adults. We examined the effects of 13 days plant-based (pea) protein supplementation compared to whey protein and placebo on EIMD in active older adults. Methods: 47 Physically active older adults (60+ years) were randomly allocated to the following groups: (I) whey protein (25 g/day), (II) pea protein (25 g/day) or (III) iso-caloric placebo. Blood concentrations of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength and muscle soreness were measured prior to and 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after a long-distance walking bout (20-30 km). Results: Participants walked 20-30 km and 2 dropped out, leaving n = 15 per subgroup. The whey group showed a significant attenuation of the increase in EIMD at 24 h post-exercise compared to the pea and placebo group (CK concentration: 175 +/- 90 versus 300 +/- 309 versus 330 +/- 165, p = p < 0.001). No differences in LDH levels, muscle strength, skeletal muscle mass and muscle soreness were observed across groups (all p-values > 0.05). Conclusions: Thirteen days of pea protein supplementation (25 g/day) does not attenuate EIMD in older adults following a single bout of prolonged walking exercise, whereas the whey protein supplementation group showed significantly lower post-exercise CK concentrations.
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