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There is no difference in skeletal muscle anabolism between insect and animal protein sources.
Both insect and animal proteins can be used interchangeably for muscle building.
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there was no difference in skeletal muscle anabolism between the insect and animal protein sources.
Why this rating
Based on randomized controlled trial data.
Source
Insect Protein to Support Human Skeletal Muscle Anabolism: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
JC Rutherford et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2025
DOI 10.1093/nutrit/nuae218
systematic_review · n=100Cited 1×
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