Effects of adequate dietary protein with whey protein, leucine, and vitamin D supplementation on sarcopenia in older adults: An open-label, parallel-group study

• Published in: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 1323 - 1329
• Main Authors: Lin, Chih-Chien, Shih, Ming-Hsiung, Chen, Chih-Dao, Yeh, Sung-Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Adequate protein intake; age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ammi; Appendicular muscle mass index; body weight; clinical nutrition; Cohort Studies; counseling; diet counseling; Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage; Dietary Supplements; Eating; elderly; energy; Energy Intake; Female; gait; Gait - physiology; Gait speed; Hand Strength; high protein diet; Humans; lead; leucine; Leucine - administration & dosage; Male; muscles; Nutrition Therapy; Nutritional Requirements; patients; Prospective Studies; protein intake; protein requirement; protein supplements; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - diet therapy; skeletal muscle; Taiwan; Treatment Outcome; vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; whey protein; Whey protein supplement; Whey Proteins - administration & dosage; Taiwan; Sarcopenia; Gait speed; Appendicular muscle mass index; Adequate protein intake; Whey protein supplement

Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by declines in skeletal muscle mass and strength or an alteration in physical function. Although some studies showed nutritional supplementation alone might have health benefits for older sarcopenic patients, their results were inconsistent and remai...