Questions from the 7 rules to Optimize Protein Intake Blog

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Dear Dr. Feigenbaum,

I seem to have a hard time understanding your blog; please forgive my lack of understanding.

You wrote that 3~4g of leucine is sufficient to maximize MPS, which one can obtain from ingesting just one scoop of whey protein. Does this mean that consuming more than a scoop of whey protein per sitting or eating a protein rich meal that exceeds 20g does not contribute to additional MPS? Would the rest of the protein just be stored away as glycogen and fat?

​​​​​​Sincerely,

Eddie Mun

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It doesn’t directly contribute to MPS at that time, but may in the future. If not, it’ll just be used for fuel.

Also, the EAAs contained in one scoop of whey =/= the EAAs in a protein rich meal with the same amount of leucine so I wouldn’t equate 20g of whey to 20g of protein from beef.