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  • Study: Muscle-building response to weight training differs among high-protein animal foods

    Sep 22, 2025 3:45 pm by Diana YatesResearch
    Graduate student Žan Zupančič, left, health and kinesiology professor Nicholas Burd and their colleagues found that processing high-protein whole foods may alter the foods’ muscle-building potential in unexpected ways. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    Studies suggest that whole foods are better at stimulating post-workout protein synthesis than their processed counterparts, and that the fat content of whole foods may, in some circumstances, improve the rate of muscle-building.

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