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Calories, Protein and Building Skeletal Muscle with Layne Norton

Better! with Dr. Stephanie

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How Much Protein Do We Need to Maximize Muscle Protein Synthesis?

In humans, it's about two to three grams of leucine in a meal will maximize muscle protein synthesis. For most people, you know, three grams is going to do it. The one caveat I'll say is if you're somebody who's like a complete vegan, there are lower lusine levels that can be used as part of the diet.

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