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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 ...

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A new study asked three questions about muscle protein synthesis in response to a nine-day diet and weight training regimen: First, does the source of protein - plant or animal-based - make any ...