How much protein does one need to be in nitrogen balance? endurance exercise, muscle gain, muscle loss, nitrogen balance, protein, research This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below. Read More
How much dietary protein can you store in muscle? About 15 g/d if you are a gifted bodybuilder albumin, alcohol, carbohydrates, free fatty acid, glycogen depletion, protein Let us say you are one of the gifted few who are able to put on 1 lb of pure muscle per month, or 12 lbs per year, by combining strength tra... Read More
Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative BCAAs, egg, insulin, muscle gain, protein, resistance exercise, strength training The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder... Read More
Dried mussels: A little plate with 160 g of protein (plus some comments on high-protein low-carbohydrate dieting) biomagnification, mussels, protein, recipe, seafood Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... Read More
Low bone mineral content in older Eskimos: Meat-eating or shrinking? BMI, bone density, Inuit, osteoporosis, protein, research Mazess & Mather (1974) is probably the most widely cited article summarizing evidence that bone mineral content in older North Alaskan E... Read More
Insulin responses to foods rich in carbohydrates and protein glucose, insulin, protein, refined carbs, research, sugars Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the insulin response el... Read More
Dried meat: Homemade beef jerky beef, jerky, low carb, Plains Indians, protein, recipe You can dry many types of meat, including beef, pork, goat, deer, and even some types of seafood, such as mussels. Drying meat tends to si... Read More
The China Study II: How gender takes us to the elusive and deadly factor X China Study, gender, longevity, protein, research, smoking, statistics, warppls, wheat The graph below shows the mortality in the 35-69 and 70-79 age ranges for men and women for the China Study II dataset. I discussed other re... Read More