Erwin P. Meijer

TL;DR: In elderly subjects an exercise training programme of moderate intensity resulted in an improved physical fitness but had no effect on total daily physical activity.

TL;DR: Elderly subjects with relatively high levels of physical activity are not different from those with low activity levels, as far as fat-free mass and fat mass are concerned, however, training might delay the age-induced impairment of personal mobility associated with a reduction in physical activity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed a large, diverse database of total expenditure measured by the doubly labeled water method for males and females aged 8 days to 95 years and found that fat-free mass-adjusted expenditure accelerates rapidly in neonates to ~50% above adult values at ~1 year; declines slowly to adult levels by ~20 years; remains stable in adulthood (20 to 60 years), even during pregnancy; then declines in older adults.

TL;DR: Specific nutritional supplementation accelerated healing of pressure ulcers and decreased wound care intensity in non-malnourished patients, which is likely to decrease overall costs of pressure Ulcer treatment.

TL;DR: In the elderly, spending relatively more time on low-intensity activities affects the mean physical activity level negatively, and to obtain a higher PAL does not necessarily imply high- intensity activities like sports.