Protein Supplementation Improves Physical Performance in Frail Elderly People: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 720-726

  Tieland, Michael ^a,b   van de Rest, Ondine ^b   Dirks, Marlou L ^c   van der Zwaluw, Nikita ^b   Mensink, Marco ^b   van Loon, Luc J C ^a,c   de Groot, Lisette C P G M ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Frailty; Muscle function; Nutrition; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLACEBO; PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 84866767026     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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