Research

Macro partitioning

Distributing protein intake evenly across meals (approx. 30g per meal) maximizes muscle protein synthesis compared to skewed distributions, particularly in older adults.

Try to eat about 30 grams of protein at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This helps your body build and maintain muscle better than eating most of your protein at one meal, especially as you age.

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The even pattern resulted in greater 24-h muscle protein synthesis than with the skewed distribution.
Stuart M. Phillips et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2016

Why this rating

Based on short-term acute studies; long-term translation to lean mass gains is less clear.

Source

Protein “requirements” beyond the RDA: implications for optimizing health

Stuart M. Phillips et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism · 2016

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