Effects of Whey Protein Supplementation on Body Composition, Muscular Strength, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Pairwise Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Whey protein (WP) can play a role in improving muscle mass and function. However, the effects of WP supplementation on cardiometabolic health parameters such as fasting blood glucose, insulin, and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), fasting triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipo-protein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol have not been fully elucidated in older adults and are therefore the aim of the present systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis. Methods: A comprehensive search of major databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) was conducted up to January 2025 for English-language randomized controlled trials examining WP supplementation, either alone or in combination with resistance tr

SUBMITTER: Khalafi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12610255 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature