通过模拟满足成年男性橄榄球运动员能量需求的完全植物性饮食可实现最大肌肉发育和运动表现所需的蛋白质和亮氨酸摄入量。
Protein and Leucine Requirements for Maximal Muscular Development and Athletic Performance Are Achieved with Completely Plant-Based Diets Modeled to Meet Energy Needs in Adult Male Rugby Players.
作者信息
Goldman David M, Warbeck Cassandra B, Karlsen Micaela C
机构信息
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Research and Development, Metabite Inc., New York, NY 10036, USA.
出版信息
Sports (Basel). 2024 Jul 8;12(7):186. doi: 10.3390/sports12070186.
Rugby athletes consume large amounts of animal protein in accordance with conventional dietary guidance to increase muscle mass and strength. This misaligns with national dietary guidelines, which suggest limiting meat consumption for chronic disease prevention. The ability of completely plant-based diets to satisfy the nutritional needs of rugby players has not been explored. This study scaled nutrient data from a large population consuming completely plant-based diets with limited supplemental protein to meet the calorie requirements of adult male rugby athletes to assess whether protein and leucine recommendations for muscular development and athletic performance would be achieved. Calorie requirements were estimated from research that employed the doubly labeled water method, and dietary data from the Adventist Health Study-2 were scaled to this level. The modeled protein level was 1.68 g/kg/day, which meets recommendations for maximal gains in muscle mass, strength, and athletic performance. The modeled leucine level was 2.9 g/meal for four daily meals, which exceeds the threshold proposed to maximally stimulate muscle protein synthesis in young men. These results indicate that consuming large portions of completely plant-based meals can satisfy protein and leucine requirements for maximal muscular development and athletic performance in adult male rugby athletes while aligning with public health recommendations.
根据传统饮食建议,橄榄球运动员会大量摄入动物蛋白以增加肌肉量和力量。这与国家饮食指南不符,国家饮食指南建议限制肉类消费以预防慢性病。完全以植物为基础的饮食能否满足橄榄球运动员的营养需求尚未得到探索。本研究对大量食用完全植物性饮食且补充蛋白质有限的人群的营养数据进行了调整,以满足成年男性橄榄球运动员的热量需求,从而评估是否能达到肌肉发育和运动表现所需的蛋白质和亮氨酸推荐摄入量。热量需求是根据采用双标水法的研究估算得出的,来自基督复临安息日会健康研究2的饮食数据也按此水平进行了调整。模拟的蛋白质水平为1.68克/千克/天,这符合肌肉量、力量和运动表现最大增幅的推荐摄入量。模拟的亮氨酸水平为每餐2.9克,每天四餐,这超过了为最大程度刺激年轻男性肌肉蛋白质合成所建议的阈值。这些结果表明,大量食用完全以植物为基础的膳食能够满足成年男性橄榄球运动员肌肉最大发育和运动表现所需的蛋白质和亮氨酸需求,同时符合公共卫生建议。