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T. Balboa-Castillo, E.A. Struijk, E. Lopez-Garcia, et al.Age Ageing. 2018;47(6):872-879 The association between vitamin intake and frailty has hardly been studied. The objective was to assess the association of dietary vitamin intake with incident frailty in older adults from Spain. |
I. Takeuchi, Y. Yoshimura, S. Shimazu, et al.Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2018 Oct 24. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13547. [Epub ahead of print] The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of branched-chain amino acids and vitamin D supplementation on physical function, muscle strength, muscle mass, and nutritional status in sarcopenic older adults undergoing hospital-based rehabilitation. |
R.P. McGrath, B.M. Vincent, I.M. Lee, et al.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018;50(11):2259-2266 The aim of this study is to determine the time-varying associations between 1) decreased handgrip strength and disabilities in each activity of daily living (ADL) function, and 2) disaggregated ADL limitations and time to mortality in older adults. |
A.J. Cruz-Jentoft, G. Bahat, J. Bauer, Y. Boirie, et al.Age Ageing. 2018 Oct 12. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy169. [Epub ahead of print] In 2010, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) published a sarcopenia definition that aimed to foster advances in identifying and caring for people with sarcopenia. In early 2018, the Working Group met again (EWGSOP2) to update the original definition in order to reflect scientific and clinical evidence that has built over the last decade. This paper presents our updated findings. |
E. Marzetti, M. Cesari, R. Calvani, et al.Exp Gerontol. 2018;113:48-57 CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE Here, we describe the procedures followed for PF&S case finding and screening of candidate participants for the SPRINTT RCT. We also illustrate the main demographic and clinical characteristics of eligible screenees. |
M. Maltais, M. Du Bois-Dit-Bonclaude, T. Amamou, et al.Aging Clin Exp Res. 2018;30(9):1087-1092 Post-exercise consumption of protein supplements made from dairy products appear not to compromise daily nutritional behavior and does not confer the anticipated negative impact on nutritional intake in sarcopenic older men. |



