Protein requirements during aging

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Courtney Martin, Glenda ^a,b   Ball, Ronald O ^c   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,b   Elango, Rajavel ^d,e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Indicator amino acid oxidation; Protein; Requirements

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FAT FREE MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; NITROGEN BALANCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982279754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8080492     Document Type: Review

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