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Postexercise whole egg ingestion increases knee extension and handgrip strength, testosterone, and reduces body fat percentage compared with postexercise egg white ingestion.
Practitioners may consider recommending whole egg consumption post-exercise for improved strength and body composition.
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Postexercise whole egg ingestion increases knee extension and handgrip strength, testosterone, and reduces body fat percentage compared with postexercise egg white ingestion.
Why this rating
Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Whole Egg Vs. Egg White Ingestion During 12 weeks of Resistance Training in Trained Young Males: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Reza Bagheri et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2020
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003922
rct · n=30Cited 35×
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