The Effect of Fava Bean (Vicia faba L.) Protein Ingestion on Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis at Rest and after Resistance Exercise in Healthy, Young Men and Women: A Randomised Control Trial
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Davies, Robert W.Kozior, Marta
Lynch, Arthur E.
Bass, Joseph J.
Atherton, Philip J.
Smith, Ken
Jakeman, Philip M.
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University of ChesterPublication Date
2022-09-06
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of feeding fava bean (Vicia faba L.) protein (FBP) on resting and post-exercise myofibrillar fractional synthetic rate (myoFSR). In a parallel, double-blind, randomised control trial, sixteen young, healthy recreationally active adults (age = 25 (5) years, body mass = 70 (15) kg, stature = 1.72 (0.11) m, mean (SD)) ingested 0.33 g·kg−1 FBP (n = 8) or a negative control (CON, i.e., EAA-free mixture) (n = 8), immediately after a bout of unilateral knee-extensor resistance exercise. Plasma, saliva, and m. vastus lateralis muscle samples were obtained pre-ingestion and 3 h post-ingestion. MyoFSR was calculated via deuterium labelling of myofibrillar-bound alanine, measured by gas chromatography–pyrolysis–isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-Pyr-IRMS). Resistance exercise increased myoFSR (p = 0.012). However, ingestion of FBP did not evoke an increase in resting (FBP 29 [−5, 63] vs. CON 12 [−25, 49]%, p = 0.409, mean % change [95% CI]) or post-exercise (FBP 78 [33, 123]% vs. CON 58 [9, 107]%, p = 0.732) myoFSR. Ingestion of 0.33 g·kg−1 of FBP does not appear to enhance resting or post-exercise myoFSR in young, healthy, recreationally active adults.Citation
Davies, R. W., Kozior, M., Lynch, A. E., Bass, J. J., Atherton, P. J., Smith, K., & Jakeman, P. M. (2022). The effect of Fava Bean (Vicia faba L.) protein ingestion on myofibrillar protein synthesis at rest and after resistance exercise in healthy, young men and women: A randomised control trial. Nutrients, 14(18), 3688. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183688Publisher
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NutrientsAdditional Links
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10.3390/nu14183688
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