Research
Hormonal
There was a significant group × time interaction for body fat percentage, serum testosterone, knee extension, and handgrip strength with greater improvements observed in the whole egg group.
The results suggest that whole egg consumption may be more beneficial for strength and body composition improvements during resistance training.
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There was a significant group × time interaction for body fat percentage, serum testosterone, knee extension, and handgrip strength with greater improvements observed in WER.
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
rct · n=30Cited 35×
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