Is Protein Quality More Than Just DIAAS? A 2025 critical review (link below) examined whether current measures like the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) fully capture protein quality & how factors like digestibility, bioavailability, metabolic activity influence

Caddo Bend Trail in Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas 🌤️

Really enjoyed talking all things protein quality with Brady Holmer - full video episode below!

How important is protein timing for athletes? From my interview with Joe Matthews on protein quality.

💉 Weight-loss injections: the good, the bad, and the unknown (Part 2) This one might be controversial. Part 2 covers the downsides or *potential* downsides of GLP-1RAs: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. 🔘 Lack of weight loss 🔘 Weight re-gain 🔘 Risk of muscle loss

Well worth a listen on how MAHA can regulate “ultra processed foods” based on the FDAs “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) loophole 👇🏽 open.spotify.com/episode/5K18OG…

Illness or injury can affect any of us — and often results in hospitalization. Yet the impact of hospital stays on muscle health is often underestimated. ⬇️

📊 A new review on protein quality highlights: EAA density (%EAAs/kcal) is key - animal proteins deliver the highest quality vs plants. For groups with lower energy needs (e.g., older sedentary women, ~1600 kcal/d), a whole-food vegan diet may require ~300 extra kcal/day to

Carbohydrate intake of 10 g/kg body mass rapidly replenishes liver, but not muscle glycogen contents, during 12 h of post-exercise recovery in well-trained cyclists Cas Fuchs (et al.,) is on a tear with great work lately doi.org/10.1113/JP2891…

NEW PAPER At recent conferences I still see people reporting "responders" & 'non-responders" often prematurely See our latest paper led by Lorenzo Lolli & Greg Atkinson on how to detect responders & non-responders (treatment response heterogeneity) doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem…

There is no good evidence that exceeding 0.75 g/lb increases mass or strength, but there is zero evidence of harm and using protein to reduce Carb intake may be beneficial to body composition

In a museum with an exhibit dedicated to Nokia’s and Game Boy’s - I feel sick.

We are hiring a PhD student! Come and work with myself, Melissa Hooijmans, and Rob Wüst on a project aimed at understanding the mechanistic bases of exercise intolerance in ME/CFS. Please RT! VU Faculteit der Gedrags- & Bewegingswetenschappen workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/phd-…

Excellent postdoc opportunity with an even better mentor! 👇🏽

The south coast derby. Coming soon. 🎬

Why do people regain weight after dramatic weight loss? The recent Netflix documentary “Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser” is a powerful case study on crash dieting and weight regain. But the real challenges start in life after the show. In my latest Substack, I