Metabolic Evaluation of the Dietary Guidelines' Ounce Equivalents of Protein Food Sources in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sanghee ParkDavid D ChurchScott E SchutzlerGohar AzharIl-Young KimArny A FerrandoRobert R WolfePublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2021)
The "ounce equivalents" of protein food sources as expressed in the DGAs are not metabolically equivalent in young healthy individuals. The magnitude of anabolic response to dietary proteins should be considered as the DGAs develop approaches to establish healthy eating patterns.