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Researchers 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 groups (www.tandfonline.com)
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[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The author changed the title and the original seems to be what a lot of these comments are rallying against:

https://lemmy.ml/comment/21836273

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Making a comment about a supposed scientific error from post title alone is even stupider.

[–] porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

This would make more sense if it was 22 vegan men with plant-protein supplement and 22 carnivore diet men with animal-protein supplement and a control of typical diet with no supple

I read the "this" as the study too. I think the "this" is referring to the title so the comment is explaining how the title is an overreach and describing what sort of study you would need to justify a title like whatever overreach was made.

I'm guessing though