Original Coverage: Why Protein Intake May Be Underserved in Lifestyle Advice

Sitting for more than 9 hours a day is linked to a 16% higher risk for early death. Studies show that regular, short walking or squatting breaks in the hours after eating improved the body’s ability to turn dietary proteins into the building blocks of muscle. Building muscle isn’t just for bodybuilders, says Stuart Phillips, PhD, professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The answer, according to Moore and Phillips, isn’t so simple as “it’s not just about how much we move during the day, but when we move,” said Moore. The most widely recommended movement patterns are “activity bursts,’ not just short, short bursts of exercise, said Phillips, who is also a professor of exercise science at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England. The study was published in the journal Applied Physiology and Biobehavioral Reviews. It is published by the American Journal of Physiology, a division of the American College of Physiotherapists, and is available online at www.acsb.org. It was co-authored by Daniel Moore, a professor in muscle physiology at University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, and

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