PROFESSOR Kevin Tipton of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Stirling University says older male athletes should increase the protein intake to maintain muscle strength and health.
Defy ageing: power up with protein
In the first trial of its kind to assess the protein-ingested dose response of myofibrillar protein synthesis (MPS) – needed to maintain skeletal muscle mass in younger and older men – Professor Tipton discovered older men (average age of 71) needed “a greater relative protein intake, in a single meal, than young men to maximally stimulate postprandial.