Protein yogurt and whey protein produce comparable muscle gains, but divergent microbiome shifts during strength training in older adults
Matías Monsalves-Álvarez, Paulina Calderón-Romero, Thomas Hayes-Ortiz, Sofía Bobadilla, Francisco Sánchez, Claudio Pérez de Tudela, Yildy Utreras-Mendoza, Cristian Campos, Álvaro Reyes, José Gómez, Badir Zara, Carlos Sepúlveda, Rodrigo Troncoso, Paulina Correa-Burrows, Christian Gonzales-Billault, F · 2026
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Description
Monsalves-Alvarez and co-authors compare two protein foods for older adults who lift weights. Sarcopenia, the age-linked loss of muscle, cuts strength and daily function. Whey protein is a common aid, but protein yogurt may offer gut benefits too.
Seventeen untrained adults aged 60 to 70 were split at random into two groups for the trial. One took whey, the other protein yogurt, during strength training. The team tracked body shape, strength, and gut microbes. Both foods gave like muscle gains, yet the gut microbe shifts differed between the two groups in notable ways.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Matías Monsalves-Álvarez, Paulina Calderón-Romero, Thomas Hayes-Ortiz, Sofía Bobadilla, Francisco Sánchez, Claudio Pérez de Tudela, Yildy Utreras-Mendoza, Cristian Campos, Álvaro Reyes, José Gómez, Badir Zara, Carlos Sepúlveda, Rodrigo Troncoso, Paulina Correa-Burrows, Christian Gonzales-Billault, F |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |