usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoResearchers took 44 men and gave either plant-protein or animal-protein supplements for 12 weeks while strength training. There was no statistical difference in muscle strength or mass between groupswww.tandfonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down115
arrow-up1465arrow-down1external-linkResearchers took 44 men and gave either plant-protein or animal-protein supplements for 12 weeks while strength training. There was no statistical difference in muscle strength or mass between groupswww.tandfonline.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squareLordMayor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoDoesn’t matter. The point of the research was to determine if there was a difference between animal and plant based protein supplements for adding muscle. The results would apply to anyone.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-210 hours agoAnd if neither has much effect, the study is pointless. I hope there was a control group who had a placebo supplement.
minus-squareLordMayor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoThat’s not how science works. You do experiments even to find out if it is pointless. But, yes, they should have a control group.
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 minutes agoSo the research was pointless because we can’t tell the difference without a control group. Further research needed.
Doesn’t matter. The point of the research was to determine if there was a difference between animal and plant based protein supplements for adding muscle. The results would apply to anyone.
And if neither has much effect, the study is pointless.
I hope there was a control group who had a placebo supplement.
That’s not how science works. You do experiments even to find out if it is pointless.
But, yes, they should have a control group.
So the research was pointless because we can’t tell the difference without a control group. Further research needed.