ReviewNutrients2016
Protein Consumption and the Elderly: What Is the Optimal Level of Intake?
Review in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05175391 (Improving the Liking and Consumption of Protein Rich Foods in Older Adults Through the Use of Culinary Spices), which is not on this map. Cited by 133 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving the Liking and Consumption of Protein Rich Foods in Older Adults Through the Use of Culinary Spices
Who cites it
133 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 300 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Intake of Animal and Plant-Based Protein on Adiposity Measurements and Body Composition in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Pooled it
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- Terrestrial Animal Source Foods and Health Outcomes for Those with Special Nutrient Needs in the Life Course.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
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- Nutritional Strategies in the Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Integrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of nutritional supplementation on older sarcopenic individuals who engage in resistance training: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Edible Insect Consumption for Human and Planetary Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of okara and biovalorised okara consumption on postprandial amino acid response: a crossover randomised controlled trial.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Investigating the Digestibility, Bioavailability and Utilization of Protein Blends in Older Adults Using a Dual Stable Isotope Tracer Technique.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Impact of resistance training and chicken intake on vascular and muscle health in elderly women.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Trial
- Protein-enriched soup and weekly exercise improve muscle health: A randomized trial in mid-to-old age with inadequate protein intake.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Trial
- The effect of lesser mealworm protein on exercise-induced muscle damage in active older adults: a randomized controlled trial.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Trial
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- Effects of Culinary Spices on Liking and Consumption of Protein Rich Foods in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Supplementation with Whey Protein, but Not Pea Protein, Reduces Muscle Damage Following Long-Distance Walking in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of a Dietary Supplementation Combining Protein and a Pomegranate Extract in Older People: A Safety Study.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- An anti-inflammatory diet intervention for knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Postprandial muscle protein synthesis rate is unaffected by 20-day habituation to a high protein intake: a randomized controlled, crossover trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- The sarcopenia and physical frailty in older people: multi-component treatment strategies (SPRINTT) project: description and feasibility of a nutrition intervention in community-dwelling older Europeans.European geriatric medicine · 2021Trial
- Protein intake, weight loss, dietary intervention, and worsening of quality of life in older patients during chemotherapy for cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Trial
73 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Maintaining independence, quality of life, and health is crucial for elderly adults. One of the major threats to living independently is the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that progressively occurs with aging, known as sarcopenia. Several studies have identified protein (especially the essential amino acids) as a key nutrient for muscle health in elderly adults. Elderly adults are less responsive to the anabolic stimulus of low doses of amino acid intake compared to younger individuals. However, this lack of responsiveness in elderly adults can be overcome with higher levels of protein (or essential amino acid) consumption. The requirement for a larger dose of protein to generate responses in elderly adults similar to the responses in younger adults provides the support for a beneficial effect of increased protein in older populations. The purpose of this review is to present the current evidence related to dietary protein intake and muscle health in elderly adults.
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