The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature
Introduction: High-protein food is widely recommended in sports dietetics as a key component to support muscle hypertrophy. More products with higher amounts of protein in the ingredients are being introduced to the market. Among the products that are available there are both animal and plant-bas...
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| author | Agnieszka Ewelina Markiewicz Marek Jarosław Molenda Maria Wachowska Marta Szymura Mateusz Paniak Mateusz Romaniuk Michał Brunon Krawczyk Oliwia Brygida Woszczyńska Paweł Maciej Rycąbel Wojciech Sowiński |
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Introduction:
High-protein food is widely recommended in sports dietetics as a key component to support muscle hypertrophy. More products with higher amounts of protein in the ingredients are being introduced to the market. Among the products that are available there are both animal and plant-based products, including dietary supplements, fermented milk drinks, protein bars and other high-protein snacks. The diversity of forms, flavour profiles and nutritional composition of these products allows them to be customised to meet individual dietary needs, consumer preferences and varying dietary patterns.
Materials and Methods:
This article presents a review of scientific studies from the years 2015-2025 available in the PubMed database on the effectiveness of protein supplementation for muscle mass gain in physically active individuals and athletes.
Research Objective:
The aim of this review is to bring together the current knowledge on the role of higher protein intake and supplementation in the diet. Particular attention is paid to the quantity and quality of protein intake, types of supplements, biochemical mechanisms determining hypertrophy and potential side effects of excessive protein supply.
Results and Conclusions:
Protein supplementation combined with customized physical activity is needed to accelerate muscle tissue growth. Further research on protein supplementation is needed, as current findings do not yet allow definitive conclusions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-96da39ffffd04ce1b7eb6921af20b1952025-08-20T03:16:51ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-07-014310.12775/QS.2025.43.62353The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the LiteratureAgnieszka Ewelina Markiewicz0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3344-9115Marek Jarosław Molendahttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-7900-4970Maria Wachowskahttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-2069-9469Marta Szymurahttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-2776-8974Mateusz Paniakhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-0110-9634Mateusz Romaniukhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-1486-5522Michał Brunon Krawczykhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-9697-6548Oliwia Brygida Woszczyńskahttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-7724-544XPaweł Maciej Rycąbelhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-4039-8312Wojciech Sowińskihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-4773Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Province Specialist Hospital in Lublin, ul. al. Kraśnicka 100, 20-718 Lublin Introduction: High-protein food is widely recommended in sports dietetics as a key component to support muscle hypertrophy. More products with higher amounts of protein in the ingredients are being introduced to the market. Among the products that are available there are both animal and plant-based products, including dietary supplements, fermented milk drinks, protein bars and other high-protein snacks. The diversity of forms, flavour profiles and nutritional composition of these products allows them to be customised to meet individual dietary needs, consumer preferences and varying dietary patterns. Materials and Methods: This article presents a review of scientific studies from the years 2015-2025 available in the PubMed database on the effectiveness of protein supplementation for muscle mass gain in physically active individuals and athletes. Research Objective: The aim of this review is to bring together the current knowledge on the role of higher protein intake and supplementation in the diet. Particular attention is paid to the quantity and quality of protein intake, types of supplements, biochemical mechanisms determining hypertrophy and potential side effects of excessive protein supply. Results and Conclusions: Protein supplementation combined with customized physical activity is needed to accelerate muscle tissue growth. Further research on protein supplementation is needed, as current findings do not yet allow definitive conclusions. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/62353proteinmuscle hypertrophyprotein supplementationhigh protein productresistance trainingplant proteins |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Ewelina Markiewicz Marek Jarosław Molenda Maria Wachowska Marta Szymura Mateusz Paniak Mateusz Romaniuk Michał Brunon Krawczyk Oliwia Brygida Woszczyńska Paweł Maciej Rycąbel Wojciech Sowiński The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature Quality in Sport protein muscle hypertrophy protein supplementation high protein product resistance training plant proteins |
| title | The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature |
| title_full | The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature |
| title_short | The Effectiveness of using High Protein Products in the Context of Muscle Mass Gain: A review of the Literature |
| title_sort | effectiveness of using high protein products in the context of muscle mass gain a review of the literature |
| topic | protein muscle hypertrophy protein supplementation high protein product resistance training plant proteins |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/62353 |
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