Effectiveness of exercise and protein supplementation intervention on body composition, functional fitness, and oxidative stress among elderly Malays with sarcopenia

• Main Authors: Shahar, Suzana, Kamaruddin, Norshafarina Shari, Badrasawi, Manal M. H., Mohamed Sakian, Noor Ibrahim, Abdul Manaf, Zaharah, Yassin, Zaitun, Joseph, Leonard
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29774/1/Effectiveness%20of%20exercise%20and%20protein%20supplementation%20intervention%20on%20body%20composition.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29774/

Sarcopenia, characterized as muscle loss that occurs with aging, is a major health problem in an aging population, due to its implications on mobility, quality of life, and fall risk. Protein supplementation could improve the physical fitness by increasing protein anabolism, and exercise has a docum...