The Daily Populous Wednesday July 7th, 2021 day edition
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MonkAndCanatella on July 6th, 2021 at 22:02 UTC »

MDPI allows moneyed interests to publish what they like, and this is a perfect case in point

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betterthangreat on July 6th, 2021 at 21:13 UTC »

The company that created this has a history of predatory practices.

" MDPI's business practices have resulted in significant growth but have attracted criticism, with controversies related to the quality of its peer reviews and accusations of subordination of academic functions to business interests.[10][11][12][13] The publisher's business model is based on establishing entirely open access broad-discipline journals, with fast processing times from submission to publication and article processing charges paid by the author.[3] MDPI was included on Jeffrey Beall's list of predatory open access publishing companies in 2014[12][14] but was removed in 2015 following a successful appeal.[13]"

This was a study of hand selected articles rather than empirical and critical thinking. It does create cause for better information on the topic.

Override9636 on July 6th, 2021 at 17:48 UTC »

From the paper's conclusion:

> "In summary, this systematic review and meta-analysis have found that animal protein tends to have a more favorable effect on lean mass compared to plant protein, and the benefit appears more pronounced in younger adults. On the other hand, protein source is not likely to have an impact on muscle strength."

It's interesting how mass was increased with animal protein, but strength was virtually the same.