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Mobility and strength training with and without protein supplements for pre-frail or frail older adults with low protein intake: the Maximising Mobility and Strength Training (MMoST) feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol
2024-04-08
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<h4>Background: </h4> Frailty is a common syndrome affecting older people and puts them at risk of hospitalisation, needing care or death. First signs of frailty include reduced muscle strength and mobility decline. A key cause of mobility decline as we age is sarcopenia (age related reduction in muscle strength and mass). Poor nutrition contributes to sarcopenia. A shortfall in protein is associated with reduced...
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- c4a2f29a-7e0c-530a-beea-475b3e702439
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- 10.3310/nihropenres.13507.2
