Effect of oral supplementation with whey protein on muscle mass in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To investigate the overall effect of whey protein supplementation on skeletal muscle mass in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: Systematic review of reports on corporal muscle mass from clinical trials that assessed the use of whey protein supplementation by means of validated techniques in patients with T2DM. PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, LILACS, and SciELO databases were searched up to April 2022.