Protein supplements aren't just for bodybuilders. Used as a top-up, they may help older adults, plant-based eaters and others close a real protein gap.
Appreciate your frank and forthright posts. Most of what you write seems credible then you throw in a statement such as you avoid eggs for some reason. That’s not in line with current advice I don’t think - hasn’t the egg/cholesterol thing been debunked?
Ben, the breakfast gap point lands well. The overnight catabolic state makes the first meal the highest-leverage protein opportunity of the day, and most people are running a 10 to 15g deficit at exactly that window.
One addition worth flagging for your readers: the leucine threshold. It is not just the total protein dose that matters at breakfast but the leucine content within it. Ageing muscle requires approximately 2.5 to 3g of leucine per meal to trigger mTORC1 and flip the synthesis switch. Whey hits that threshold readily. Pea protein requires a larger dose or leucine enrichment to match it. For the plant-based contingent you mentioned, that distinction is the difference between a top-up that works and one that looks adequate on paper.
Appreciate your frank and forthright posts. Most of what you write seems credible then you throw in a statement such as you avoid eggs for some reason. That’s not in line with current advice I don’t think - hasn’t the egg/cholesterol thing been debunked?
Ben, the breakfast gap point lands well. The overnight catabolic state makes the first meal the highest-leverage protein opportunity of the day, and most people are running a 10 to 15g deficit at exactly that window.
One addition worth flagging for your readers: the leucine threshold. It is not just the total protein dose that matters at breakfast but the leucine content within it. Ageing muscle requires approximately 2.5 to 3g of leucine per meal to trigger mTORC1 and flip the synthesis switch. Whey hits that threshold readily. Pea protein requires a larger dose or leucine enrichment to match it. For the plant-based contingent you mentioned, that distinction is the difference between a top-up that works and one that looks adequate on paper.
Dr Tom Kane