Nutritional Supplements in Support of Resistance Exercise to Counter Age-related Sarcopenia

Overview

Journal Adv Nutr

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2015 Jul 17

PMID 26178029

Citations 58

Authors

Stuart M Phillips

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Abstract

Age-related sarcopenia, composed of myopenia (a decline in muscle mass) and dynapenia (a decline in muscle strength), can compromise physical function, increase risk of disability, and lower quality of life in older adults. There are no available pharmaceutical treatments for this condition, but evidence shows resistance training (RT) is a viable and relatively low-cost treatment with an exceptionally positive side effect profile. Further evidence suggests that RT-induced increases in muscle mass, strength, and function can be enhanced by certain foods, nutrients, or nutritional supplements. This brief review focuses on adjunctive nutritional strategies, which have a reasonable evidence base, to enhance RT-induced gains in outcomes relevant to sarcopenia and to reducing risk of functional declines.

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