Research
Macro partitioning
Meat protein supplementation combined with resistance training results in significantly higher final body weight and BMI compared to BCAA and vegan protein supplements in young women.
If your goal is to lower BMI while doing resistance training, meat protein supplements might not be the best choice compared to BCAAs or vegan proteins in young women. You may end up with a higher final body weight.
ModerateRefutesMEDIUM confidence
However, meat supplementation increased body weight compared with that recorded in subjects who consumed BCAAs and vegan supplements (p < 0.05).
Why this rating
Pilot study, small sample size, short duration.
Source
Exploring the Impact of Protein Supplement Source on Body Composition in Women Practicing Anaerobic Resistance Exercise: A Pilot Study
Juan Manuel Ballesteros-Torres et al. · Nutrients · 2024
DOI 10.3390/nu16020321
rct · n=25Cited 2×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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