Evidence-based recommendations for optimal dietary protein intake in older people: A position paper from the prot-age study group

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 542-559

  Bauer, Jürgen ^a   Biolo, Gianni ^b   Cederholm, Tommy ^c   Cesari, Matteo ^d   Cruz Jentoft, Alfonso J ^e   Morley, John E ^f   Phillips, Stuart ^g   Sieber, Cornel ^h   Stehle, Peter ⁱ   Teta, Daniel ^j   Visvanathan, Renuka ^k   Volpi, Elena ^l   Boirie, Yves ^m  

^a Geriatrics Center Oldenburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^j LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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Author keywords

Dietary protein; Exercise; Older people; Physical function; Protein quality

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CREATINE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; ELDERLY CARE; ENDURANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART DISEASE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84881254292     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.021     Document Type: Article

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