Abstract
A prevalent health problem among older adults, sarcopenia, entails the loss of muscle mass, strength and function. Although sarcopenia is a multifaceted phenomenon, it is clear that only two aspects, resistance exercise and the protein intake, positively effect protein turnover to promote the maintenance and/or increase of human muscle mass. In this experiment young female adults were fed a high-protein snack (15g egg white protein and 15g sucrose) 3 hrs after breakfast and 30min later they conducted a 15-min dumbbell exercise. Plasma amino acid levels were elevated after high-protein snack and then decreased with exercise. Thus light-resistance exercise after snack could enhance amino acid uptake by muscle.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
