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Both whey and soy protein may provide some benefit to muscle strength.
Practitioners may consider recommending whey or soy protein to support muscle strength in post-menopausal women.
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Both whey and soy protein may provide some benefit to muscle strength.
Why this rating
The evidence is based on studies but is not of high quality.
Source
The Impact of Protein in Post-Menopausal Women on Muscle Mass and Strength: A Narrative Review
Katherine Black et al. · Physiologia · 2024
DOI 10.3390/physiologia4030016
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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