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OLDER MEN: EAT MEAT, GAIN MUSCLE

A recent report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that moderate meat intake seemed to help senior men put on muscle when they weight-trained two days a week. HealthCentral.com's Dr. Dean Edell reports that in the study it was found that those who ate meat as their source of protein gained more muscle mass than their counterparts who ate non-meat sources of protein, such as dairy and eggs. The idea that eating meat helps build muscle had lately been relegated to the level of myth, with many nutritional organizations advising against it. But what is important is that the meat be lean, as no one is saying that fat leads to muscle!

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 23:14:46 -0800