Research
Macro partitioning
Protein distribution is skewed in post-acute COVID-19 patients, with less than 4% meeting the per-meal threshold of 0.4 g/kg, limiting muscle protein synthesis stimulation.
Do not concentrate all your protein at dinner. Post-acute COVID-19 patients often fail to meet the 0.4 g/kg per-meal threshold at breakfast and lunch. Add protein sources to morning and midday meals to support muscle recovery.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Protein distribution throughout the day was skewed; only 3% met the recommendation at all meals, while over 30% never met the threshold at any meal.
Why this rating
Observational data on meal patterns; no intervention testing distribution effects.
Source
Impact of COVID-19 Infection and Persistent Lingering Symptoms on Patient Reported Indicators of Nutritional Risk and Malnutrition
Rachel Deer et al. · Nutrients · 2022
DOI 10.3390/nu14030642
cross_sectional · n=92Cited 13×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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