Dietary protein requirement of men > 65 years old determined by the indicator amino acid oxidation technique is higher than the current estimated average requirement

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 681-687

  Rafii, Mahroukh ^a   Chapman, Karen ^a   Elango, Rajavel ^b,c   Campbell, Wayne W ^d   Ball, Ronald O ^e,f   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,e,f   Courtney Martin, Glenda ^a,e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indicator amino acid oxidation; Older men; Phenylalanine oxidation; Protein requirement; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID MIXTURE; EGG PROTEIN; INDICATOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; ENERGY; HUMAN; MALE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RESTING ENERGY EXPENDITURE;

EID: 84963830996     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.225631     Document Type: Article

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