Protein Intake and Mobility Limitation in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: the Health ABC Study

Objectives The current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is based on short‐term nitrogen balance studies in young adults and may underestimate the amount needed to optimally preserve physical function in older adults. We examined the association between protein intake and the onset of...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 65; no. 8; pp. 1705 - 1711
Main Authors:	Houston, Denise K., Tooze, Janet A., Garcia, Katelyn, Visser, Marjolein, Rubin, Susan, Harris, Tamara B., Newman, Anne B., Kritchevsky, Stephen B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2017
Subjects:	Adults Aged Aging Amino Acids Balance Balance studies Body height Body weight Body Weight - physiology Chronic illnesses Climbing Cohort analysis Community Demography Eating Energy intake Ethnic Groups Female Food Geriatrics Healthy food Human body Humans Independent Living Limitations Male Mental health Mobility Mobility Limitation Nitrogen balance Older people Pennsylvania Physical ability Prospective Studies protein Proteins Recommended Dietary Allowances Regression analysis Surveys and Questionnaires Tennessee Walking Young adults mobility limitation protein aging
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415, 1532-5415
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