Protein science

Explore our lecture series on “Protein science” with Professor Luc van Loon. In this series, Luc provides an expert perspective on the latest developments in protein science and what they mean for athletic performance, recovery, and adaptation. Across three focused talks, he examines how protein source, dose, timing, exercise, and age influence protein metabolism, while also comparing whole foods and supplements in applied sport nutrition practice.

What we will cover:
  How do different dietary protein sources influence metabolic responses?
  What factors affect how protein is digested, absorbed, and used by the body?
  How do age, exercise, timing, and dose shape protein metabolism?
  Are protein supplements more effective than whole foods for athletes?
  What do the latest advances in protein science mean for sport nutrition practice?

Professor Luc van Loon

Luc van Loon is a Professor of Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition at the Department of Human Biology at Maastricht University Medical Centre+. Luc has an international research standing in the area of skeletal muscle metabolism and is generally considered as one of the top experts in the field of protein metabolism in athletes. Research in his laboratory focuses on the skeletal muscle adaptive response to exercise, and the impact of nutrition and exercise interventions to modulate muscle metabolism in health and disease. The main research interests of his laboratory include exercise metabolism, sports nutrition, adaptation to endurance and resistance type exercise, and the use of physical activity and/or dietary interventions to improve health in chronic metabolic disease and with ageing. The latter are investigated on a whole-body, tissue, and cellular level, with skeletal muscle as the main tissue of interest. The research group has authored more than 400 original, peer-reviewed research and review articles.

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