Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of protein and amino acid supplements in older adults with acute or chronic conditions

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 527-542

  Cheng, Heilok ^a   Kong, Jielan ^a   Underwood, Catherine ^a   Petocz, Peter ^b   Hirani, Vasant ^a   Dawson, Beryl ^c   O'Leary, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary proteins; Muscle strength; Physical function; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT FREE MASS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG THERAPY; FRAILTY; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRAILTY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 85051269366     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114517003816     Document Type: Article

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