TAP reading note: Protein supplementation improves physical performance in frail elderly people: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Physical performance improved with protein supplementation; muscle mass did not.
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What the study found
Physical performance improved with protein supplementation; muscle mass did not.
Scope & limitations
65 frail older adults.
A defined older population and functional endpoint; not general evidence of stress resilience.
Population & sample
65 frail older adults.
Exposure or intervention
Protein supplementation versus placebo.
Outcomes
Muscle mass, strength and physical performance.
Time frame
24 weeks.
Research funding
Not extracted from the abstract.
Research conflicts of interest
Not extracted from the abstract.
Reading scope
PubMed abstract and bibliographic record.
References
Publication record
TAP-RDN-0038 · v1.0 · English
Author: TAP Editorial Team ·
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Scientific review
Not yet scientifically reviewed
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