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Protein supplementation during aerobic training did not significantly enhance cardiorespiratory fitness compared with an isocaloric placebo.
Practitioners should consider that protein supplementation may not provide additional benefits for improving cardiorespiratory fitness in stroke patients undergoing aerobic training.
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Protein supplementation during aerobic training did not significantly enhance CRF compared with an isocaloric placebo.
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Effect of protein supplementation on cardiorespiratory fitness with aerobic training in chronic stroke: A multicenter randomized controlled trial
Yen-Nung Lin et al. · International Journal of Stroke · 2025
rct · n=114
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