Purpose Present systematic literature review and dose-response meta-analysis were carried
out to evaluate the association between sleep duration and sarcopenia risk. Methods …

Background: The current estimated average requirement (EAR) and RDA for protein of 0.66
and 0.8 g⋅ kg− 1⋅ d− 1, respectively, for adults, including older men, are based on nitrogen …

Objective: Advances in surgical techniques and management of arthroplasty patients have
contributed to a significant reduction in surgical complication rates. Preoperative nutritional …

Objective To determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in a population of obese older women
and to assess the effect of a diet moderately rich in proteins on lean mass in sarcopenic …

Critically ill older patients with sarcopenia experience greater morbidity and mortality than
younger patients. It is anticipated that unabated protein catabolism would be detrimental for …

Nutritional Self-Management of Elderly Page 1 Copyright 2000 by The Gerontological Society
of America The Gerontologist Vol. 40, No. I, 86-96 Studies of the nutritional status of older …

Background: Data on the protein requirements of elderly adults are limited, because it is
impractical to conduct repeated nitrogen balance protocols in these vulnerable humans …

The presence of sarcopenia is not only rapidly rising in geriatric clinical practice and
research, but is also becoming a significant concept in numerous medical specialties. This …

Background Geriatric patients have a number of dental care problems that younger patients
do not encounter. The oral changes associated with aging can have a significant effect on …

Aging is accompanied by a variety of economic, psychologic, and social changes that can
compromise nutritional status. Aging also produces physiologic changes that affect the need …