Maintenance of a high-protein diet stimulates adaptive responses that augment lipid utilization and consistently enhances endurance exercise performance.

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A high-protein diet primarily supports muscle repair and growth, but it is carbohydrates that are most effective in enhancing endurance exercise performance by providing the primary source of energy during prolonged activities. Lipid utilization is more associated with long-duration, low-intensity exercise and is not directly augmented by high-protein intake.

Maintenance of a High-Protein Diet Stimulates Adaptive Responses That Augment