For Healthcare Providers
I. Liguori, F. Curcio, G. Russo, et al.Nutr Clin Pract. 2018 Feb 13. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10022. [Epub ahead of print] Malnutrition indices and muscle mass and strength in the elderly are poorly investigated. Moreover, malnutrition seems to be one of the more important factors in the cause of sarcopenia. The presence of sarcopenia and its relationship with malnutrition indices were studied in noninstitutionalized elderly people who underwent Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA).
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M. Kurkcu, R.I. Meijer, S. Lonterman, et al.Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018;23:112-116 In geriatric outpatients, malnutrition is independently related to having ≥3 frailty characteristics. Assessing nutritional status could prove usefulness in early clinical detection and prevention of frailty.
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K. Sakuma and A. YamaguchiPflugers Arch. 2018;470(3):449-460 The article is composed of the data reported in many basic and some clinical studies for mammalian muscles.
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E. Chung, H. Mo, S. Wang, et al.Nutr Res. 2018;49:23-36 Current literature suggests that vitamin E molecules (α-, β-, γ-, δ-tocopherols and the corresponding tocotrienols) with their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capabilities may mitigate age-associated skeletal dysfunction and enhance muscle regeneration, thus attenuating sarcopenia.
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R.P.G. Hayhoe, M.A.H. Lentjes, A.A. Mulligan, et al.Clin Nutr. 2018 Jan 30. pii: S0261-5614(18)30015-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.014. [Epub ahead of print] This study demonstrated strong associations between dietary magnesium intake, but not serum magnesium levels, and indices of skeletal muscle mass in a UK population of middle to older-aged adults, highlighting the likely importance of dietary magnesium for optimal muscle health in this population.
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R. Jørgensen and M. BrabrandEur J Intern Med. 2017;45:71-73 The aim of this review is to assess the accuracy of the screening tools used in the emergency department to detect frailty in patients ≥65 years by their ability to identify the risk of adverse outcomes.
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