Dietary protein requirements and adaptive advantages in athletes

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 108; no. S2; pp. S158 - S167
• Main Author: Phillips, Stuart M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.2012
• Subjects: adults; Amino acids; Athletes; athletic performance; Athletic Performance - physiology; average daily intake; Balance studies; Body weight; Canada; Carbohydrates; Diet; Dietary Guidelines; Dietary intake; dietary protein; Dietary Proteins - metabolism; Dietary Reference Intakes; Endurance; Energy; Energy Intake; excretion; exercise; Exercise - physiology; Humans; Muscle Strength - physiology; Nitrogen; Nitrogen balance; Nutrition Policy; Nutrition research; Nutritional Requirements; Physical Endurance - physiology; protein intake; protein requirement; Proteins; Section Two: Specific metabolic roles of amino acids, and the paradigm of optimal, as opposed to minimal dietary protein and amino acid requirements for performance, long-term health and optimal organ function; Sports - physiology; United States; Canada; United States; Carbohydrate; Amino acid; Leucine; Nitrogen balance; Performance

Dietary guidelines from a variety of sources are generally congruent that an adequate dietary protein intake for persons over the age of 19 is between 0·8–0·9 g protein/kg body weight/d. According to the US/Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes, the RDA for protein of 0·8 g protein/kg/d is “…the averag...