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Dietary Intake in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Focus on Protein

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Protein has long been regarded as one of the key nutrients for muscle mass preservation and physical function maintenance. The quantity and quality of the protein intake, as well as the timing and dosage distribution of protein consumption, all affect the net protein balance. Most of the existing evidence and dietary recommendations are based on a Western population.

However, there have been limited data differentiating the effect of animal protein and plant protein on physical performance measures and muscle mass, as well as investigating the detailed protein consumption pattern in community-dwelling older adults of Chinese origin.

This chapter provides an overview of sarcopenia including its definition, prevalence, risk factors, and health consequences. Recent findings from a prospective study of Chinese community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong regarding the association of animal protein and plant protein with 4-year change in physical performance measures and muscle mass, as well as preliminary data on detailed protein intake pattern in Chinese older adults with sarcopenia, are also presented.

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Chan, R., Zhu, LY. (2019). Dietary Intake in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Focus on Protein. In: Weaver, C., Bischoff-Ferrari, H., Daly, R., Wong, MS. (eds) Nutritional Influences on Bone Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98464-3_19

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