Assessing the Impact of a Leucine Enriched Whey Protein vs Isonitrogenous Whey on Muscle Protein Synthetic Responses in the Rested and Acute Post Exercise States in Older Adults

We are assessing the supplementation of a controlled diet with beta-lactoglobulin protein compared to regular isonitrogenous whey protein. We will make these comparisons over both the 24 hour rested and 24 hour post-exercise states. Beta-lactoglobulin has a higher leucine content than traditional whey protein, with this leucine amino acid thought to have a critical role as an anabolic stimulus to initiate muscle protein synthesis.