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Data is freeHigh-Protein Plant-Based Diet Versus a Protein-Matched Omnivorous Diet to Support Resistance Training Adaptations: A Comparison Between Habitual Vegans and Omnivores
A 12-week trial (Sports Medicine, 2021): young vegan and omnivorous men training at 1.6 g protein/kg gained similar leg lean mass (~1.2 kg) and strength, with no between-group differences.
Sports Medicine · 2021PMID 33599941
Key facts
- Who was studied
- Healthy untrained young men in Brazil: 19 habitual vegans and 19 omnivores
- Sample
- 38 people
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Main result
- Leg lean mass increased by 1.2 ± 1.0 kg in vegans and 1.2 ± 0.8 kg in omnivores, with no between-group difference (p > 0.05).
- Authors
- Hevia-Larraín V et al.
- Full text
- DOI 10.1007/s40279-021-01434-9
Editorial summary by Vegan Guide based on the publication. This is not medical advice.