Dette lyder umiddelbart logisk, men imidlertid foregår mange af kroppens funktioner i pulser - altså i korte spurter efterfulgt af stilstand(eller lavt funktionsniveau) - dette gælder fx. afgivelse af mange hormoner.
-kunne der tænkes at gælde noget af det samme ved proteinindtag-->proteinsyntese?
Man har undersøgt effekten af at samle 80% af ens daglige proteinindtag til middag(kl.12)ift. delt ud over 4 måltider.
Nitrogen balance was more positive with the pulse than with the spread diet (54 +/- 7 compared with 27 +/- 6 mg N x kg FFM(-1) x d(-1); P < 0.05).
The pulse pattern had the following effects: 1) it significantly increased liver protein synthesis response to feeding and postprandial plasma amino acid concentrations at both ages; 2) it restored a significant response to feeding of gastrocnemius muscle protein synthesis in old rats; and 3) it had no effect in small intestine or on muscle breakdown.
-det er selvf. alt for lidt materiale at bygge en kostændring på, men trods alt meget spændende









