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The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Protein for Muscle and Metabolism: When and How much? | Donald Layman PhD

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.6911 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Donald Layman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Layman served on the faculty at the University of Illinois from 1977 – 2012. Dr. Layman has been a leader in research about protein, nutrition for athletic performance, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health. Dr. Layman has over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He has received numerous awards for his research from the American Society for Nutrition and the National Institutes for Health and for his nutrition teaching. Dr. Layman served as Associate Editor of The Journal of Nutrition and the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior and on the editorial boards of Nutrition & Metabolism and Nutrition Research and Practice. Dr. Layman earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry and biochemistry at Illinois State University and his doctorate in human nutrition and biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Protein: How much & when should you be eating it?
  • The ideal macronutrient balance to optimize your metabolism.
  • The best ways to maintain muscle health.
  • How does protein affect your body composition?

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, where I believe a healthy world is based on transparent

0:08.5

conversations. In today's episode of the Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, I sit down with my

0:18.9

longtime mentor and best friend Dr. Donald best friend, Dr. Donald Lehman.

0:23.0

Dr. Donald Lehman is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. He's published over

0:28.4

100 scientific articles. He is extremely well respected in the scientific space and considered

0:36.7

one of the top experts in protein metabolism.

0:40.9

Dr. Donald Lehman is truly world class. And in this episode, we talk about how to design a

0:48.2

protein forward diet. We also discuss protein quality. How do you integrate whatever your protein choices are to design a

0:59.4

diet that will optimize your metabolism? And finally, we talk about proteins impact on body

1:05.9

composition. I hope you love this episode. Please head on over to my website, Dr. Gabriel Lyon.com.

1:12.6

There is a link there for my book, Forever Strong.

1:16.0

This book takes into account 20 years of clinical research, core fundamental principles of Dr.

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Donald Lehman from bench to bedside. There's a ton of freebies. Please head on over

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now, you will get a ton of free extra content. Let's dive in. Thank you to Cozy Earth for sponsoring

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