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Nutritional Support to Counteract Muscle Atrophy

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Muscle Atrophy

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Abstract

Malnutrition is an important factor contributing to muscle atrophy. Both underfeeding and obesity have negative consequences for the preservation of muscle mass and function. In addition, adequate nutrition on an exercise background is an efficacious strategy to counteract the severity of muscle loss associated with numerous clinical muscle wasting conditions. As such, significant research efforts have been dedicated to identifying optimal calorie control and the requirements of particular macro- and micronutrients in attenuating muscle atrophy. This chapter will explore current nutrition strategies with robust evidence to counteract muscle atrophy with a particular focus on protein, as well presenting evidence for other promising emergent strategies.

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Owens, D.J. (2018). Nutritional Support to Counteract Muscle Atrophy. In: Xiao, J. (eds) Muscle Atrophy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1088. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1435-3_22

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