effect of carbohydrate and protein supplementation on whole-body protein balance and skeletal muscle...
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Effect of carbohydrate and protein supplementation on whole-body protein balance and skeletalmuscle mass during winter military training:a randomized controlled trial
Principle Investigator, US:Stefan Pasiakos, PhD
[email protected] Nutrition Division,
US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Natick, Massachusetts USA
Principle Investigators, Norway:Svein Martini, MS/Yngvar Gundersen, MD
[email protected] forskningsinstitutt
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Kjeller, Norway
What does the study involve?
• Purpose: to determine whether supplemental food products rich in protein or carbohydrate spares muscle mass and improves recovery during winter training
• 7 day study• Data will be collected 4 days before and the day after
completing the training exercise• Random assignment to one of three study groups• All groups consume Norwegian combat rations, 2 groups
will receive snack products each day during training
Study Objective
To determine the efficacy of a carbohydrate- or protein-based food product on whole-body and skeletal muscle protein balance during a metabolically challenging winter military training program.
Skjold 26-30 JAN 2015
about 70 Soldiers from the 2nd BN/BRIG N
Assigned randomly to 3 treatment groups
Control
Carbohydrate
Protein
Primary study outcomes
Muscle mass, protein retention, energy balance, intestinal health, physiological strain, and biomarkers of inflammation and physiological homeostasis.