Paul Saladino· MD
The 30 g of protein per meal refers to the amount of animal protein needed to trigger optimal muscle protein synthesis multiple times a day.
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The 30 g of protein per meal refers to the amount of animal protein needed to trigger optimal muscle protein synthesis multiple times a day.
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Conversely, I think there's a big problem for a lot of people, men and women, that a lot of us are not eclipsing the leucine threshold on a daily basis and a single meal.
So ladies, I'm talking to you. If you want leanness, if you want some musculature, you won't look like a bodybuilder. If you want ease of weight loss, make sure you're getting at least one meal a day where you're getting enough animal protein, 30 to 40 to 50 grams of animal protein or whey protein, which is very high in lucine, to eclipse the leucine threshold to stimulate muscle protein synthesis.