Per meal dose and frequency of protein consumption is associated with lean mass and muscle performance

BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesized that for older adults evenly distributing consumption of protein at 30-40 g per meal throughout the day may result in more favorable retention of lean mass and muscular strength. Such a thesis has not, to our knowledge, been tested outside of short-term studies or acute measures of muscle protein synthesis. AIMS: To examine whether the number of times an individual consumed a minimum of 30 g of protein at a …