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What foods that help you gain muscle and weight actually work?
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Muscle building: Protein enriched food. Highest quality protein rich food are highly digestible >95%, and that the indispensable Amino Acid composition closely meets human needs. These properties apply to animal protein, milk protein, meat, and fish, where as vegetable protein has a lower digestibility( 70%-80%). If you mix plant proteins from diff legumes and cereals. Absorption rate is high.
Answered 12/19/2014
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