https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31080071

Amount Rather than Animal vs Plant Protein Intake Is Associated with Skeletal Muscle Mass in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Results from the Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study.

E’ la quantità, non la fonte (animale o vegetale) delle proteine a proteggere la massa muscolare.

“Higher dietary intakes of total, animal, and plant protein, regardless of the ratio of animal-to-plant protein, are associated with greater skeletal muscle mass…”