Health effects of protein intake in healthy elderly populations: A systematic literature review

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pedersen, Agnes N ^a   Cederholm, Tommy ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Mortality; Nitrogen balance; Nordic nutrition recommendations; Old age; Protein requirements; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NITROGEN BALANCE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOLYSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 84894454891     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v58.23364     Document Type: Review

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