Inadequacy of Body Weight-Based Recommendations for Individual Protein Intake—Lessons from Body Composition Analysis

Inadequacy of Body Weight-Based Recommendations for Individual Protein Intake—Lessons from Body Composition Analysis

Current body weight-based protein recommendations are ignoring the large variability in body composition, particularly lean mass (LM), which drives protein requirements. We explored and highlighted the inter-individual variability of weight versus body composition-adjusted protein intakes by seconda...

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Main Authors: Corinna Geisler, Carla M. Prado, Manfred J. Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
lean mass
healthy and clinical populations
Caucasian
protein needs
protein intake-body composition relationship
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/1/23

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