In the authors' words
“CONCLUSIONS: Soy or dairy milk supplementation at the amount ingested for 28 days does not appear to preferentially inhibit the expression of inflammation-responsive and proteolytic genes that were assessed, and does not attenuate the eccentric exercise-induced up-regulation in the proteolytic genes.”
What was measured
- Inflammation No difference found
- Muscle mass No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 31
- How long
- 4 weeks
- Exercise
- Exercise with supplements
- Cited
- 12 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 23275453
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