Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Increasing intake to 1.5x the RDA leads to greater improvements in both muscle size and strength when combined with resistance exercise.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Increasing intake to 1.5x the RDA leads to greater improvements in both muscle size and strength when combined with resistance exercise.
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Doubling the RDA is even better.