Table 3 Key anthropometric variables, as measured via DEXA, after 4 weeks of cycling exercise and a diet supplemented with either KER or CAS protein
Keratin | Casein | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
% BF | 22.5 ± 4.3 | 22.2 ± 4.3 | 22.4 ± 4.7 | 22.4 ± 4.6 |
Lean mass (kg) | 61.0 ± 8.2 | 62.0 ± 8.4a | 61.7 ± 8.3 | 61.8 ± 8.1 |
Fat mass (kg) | 19.1 ± 6.9 | 19.0 ± 6.6 | 19.2 ± 7.3 | 19.3 ± 7.2 |
Total Mass (kg) | 85.1 ± 14.3 | 86.0 ± 14.1 | 86.3 ± 14.7 | 86.2 ± 14.3 |
Lean to fat ratio | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.9 |
Bone mineral density (g/cm2) | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.2 |