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Study
The researchers gave mice the muscle-degrading corticosteroid dexamethasone for 18 days. Some of the mice also received a supplement with protein from the alga Pyropia yezoensis.
Pyropia yezoensis is an edible alga. Dried Pyropia yezoensis is the raw material nori is made of, a food that is frequently used in Asian cuisine.
Half of the mice in the experimental group received 150 milligrams of nori protein per kilo of body weight daily, the other half 300 milligrams of nori protein. If the mice had been human beingsweighing 80 kg, they would have consumed 1200 or 2400 milligrams of nori protein daily. The dried nori sheets that you buy in the store consist of 40 percent protein, so you would need 3 or 6 grams of nori per day to get amount of protein the Koreans used.
Conclusion
"These findings demonstrated that Pyropia yezoensis protein supplementation increased protein synthesis and decreased protein breakdown to prevent muscle atrophy," summarize the Koreans. "Therefore, Pyropia yezoensis protein supplementation appears to be useful for preventing muscle atrophy."
"These findings demonstrated that Pyropia yezoensis protein supplementation increased protein synthesis and decreased protein breakdown to prevent muscle atrophy," summarize the Koreans. "Therefore, Pyropia yezoensis protein supplementation appears to be useful for preventing muscle atrophy."
