A Pilot 24-Week 'Bulk and Cut' Dietary Protocol Combined with Resistance Training Is Feasible and Improves Body Composition and TNF-α Concentrations in Untrained Adult Males.

Anthony J Giannopoulos, Steve Kottaras, Bryan Allanigue, Jeremia M Coish, David S Ditor, Val A Fajardo, Panagiota Klentrou

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Anthony J GiannopoulosDepartment of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-4500-357X

Steve KottarasDepartment of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.

Bryan AllanigueCore Health Collective, St. Catharines, ON L2R 5J3, Canada.

Jeremia M CoishDepartment of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0336-6281

David S DitorDepartment of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8045-9433

Val A FajardoDepartment of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4500-3347

Panagiota KlentrouDepartment of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0328-5198

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 2023-03572

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Body CompositionDietResistance TrainingTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdultC-Reactive ProteinFeasibility StudiesHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-6MaleMuscle StrengthPilot ProjectsC-Reactive ProteinInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphablood lipidsexercise and diet interventioninflammationobesity

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PMID40219022

DOI10.3390/nu17071265

PMCPMC11990763

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