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Supplementation often fails to improve protein balance or related physiological and performance outcomes under severe operational stress.
Practitioners should consider that protein supplementation may not be beneficial in high-stress operational environments.
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However, evidence from military field studies is mixed, with supplementation often failing to improve protein balance or related physiological and performance outcomes under severe, multifactorial operational stress.
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Based on mixed evidence from military field studies.
Source
Protein and Amino Acid Supplementation in Military Personnel
Stefan M. Pasiakos et al. · Nutrition Today · 2026
DOI 10.1097/nt.0000000000000807
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