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Review question / Objective: Does a whey protein supplementation maintain or increase muscle mass, strength, and function in healthy older adults? Condition being studied: Sarcopenia is a state of age-related progressive loss of muscle mass and function. This syndrome is considered an undesirable consequence of aging, contributing to various negative health outcomes including increased risk of chronic metabolic diseases, physical disabilities, falls and fractures, reduced independence, frailty, and hospitalization. Due to population ageing in recent decades, the prevalence of sarcopenia has been growing considerably worldwide. In this context, sarcopenia has globally affected more than 29% of community-dwelling and 14-33% of institutionalized older adult populations. Thus, sarcopenia has been considered to be an important health concern. Indeed, it has been estimated that 500 million older adults would suffer from sarcopenia by 2050. |
