Protein requirements in the elderly

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 109-119

  Volkert, Dorothee ^a   Sieber, Cornel Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly; Nitrogen balance; Protein requirements; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NITROGEN BALANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRIA; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84855517042     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000061     Document Type: Article

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