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Is the Optimal Level of Protein Intake for Older Adults Greater Than the Recommended Dietary Allowance

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New research and novel research methodologies are necessary to establish the protein needs and optimal patterns of protein intake for older persons.
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Background. Protein is a macronutrient essential for growth, muscle function, immunity and overall tissue homeostasis. Suboptimal protein intake can significantly impact physical function and overall health in older adults.

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Protein Ingestion to Stimulate Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Requires Greater Relative Protein Intakes in Healthy Older Versus Younger Men

TL;DR: The data suggest that healthy older men are less sensitive to low protein intakes and require a greater relative protein intake, in a single meal, than young men to maximally stimulate postprandial rates of MPS.
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Prevalence, incidence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia: facts, numbers, and epidemiology—update 2014

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Anabolic signaling deficits underlie amino acid resistance of wasting, aging muscle

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that EAA stimulate MPS independently of increased insulin availability, and in the elderly, a deficit in MPS in the basal state is unlikely; and the decreased sensitivity and responsiveness of MPS to EAA, associated with decrements in the expression and activation of components of anabolic signaling pathways, are probably major contributors to the failure of muscle maintenance inThe elderly.
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Sarcopenic obesity: definition, cause and consequences.

TL;DR: It is proposed that the risk of adverse outcomes, such as functional limitation and mortality, is better estimated by considering jointly obesity and muscle strength rather than Obesity and muscle mass and the term ‘sarcopenic obesity’ should be revisited.
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