Effects of dietary protein intake on body composition changes after weight loss in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 210-224

  Kim, Jung Eun ^a   O'Connor, Lauren E ^a   Sands, Laura P ^b   Slebodnik, Mary B ^c   Campbell, Wayne W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Obesity; Protein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT MASS; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84964220573     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv065     Document Type: Review

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