Article 1 : A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults By Robert W Morton, Kevin T Murphy.

Article 2 : Higher compared with lower dietary protein during an energy deficit combined with intense exercise promotes greater lean mass gain and fat mass loss: a randomized trial By  Thomas M Longland, Sara Y Oikawa.

Article 3 : Controversies Surrounding High-Protein Diet Intake: Satiating Effect and Kidney and Bone Health. By Marta Cuenca-Sánchez,Diana Navas-Carrillo.

Article 4 : Pre-Sleep Protein Ingestion to Improve the Skeletal Muscle Adaptive Response to Exercise Training By Jorn Trommelen and Luc J. C. van Loon.

Research Article Questions

1. What is the research problem?

2. What is the hypothesis (if any)?

3. What are the major findings in this article?

4. Why are these findings important?

5. Have any ideas been overemphasized or underemphasized? Suggest specific revisions.

6. Should some of the manuscript be expanded, condensed or omitted? Explain.

7. Has the author(s) been objective in his/her discussion of the topic? Explain and utilize examples from the article. (Hint: is the author biased?)

8. What suggestions do you have to improve this research?

9. What would you tell a patient/client in regard to this article's findings?

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