Study Funded by Beef Industry Finds Plant Protein Comparable to Meat

A study funded by the beef industry intended to show the superiority of animal protein over plant protein instead found no significant difference in muscle protein synthesis between the two. The study, which involved 17 women consuming different protein sources, revealed that even "incomplete" plant proteins can effectively stimulate muscle growth. This adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets, despite industry efforts to promote animal protein.