Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Proteins
3. Age-Related Muscle Atrophy, Sarcopenia, and Frailty
4. How Much? Current Recommendations and Available Evidence
5. What Type? Animal-Based vs. Plant-Based Protein
6. When? Protein Distribution across Meals
7. Future Perspectives
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Coelho-Junior, H.J.; Marzetti, E.; Picca, A.; Cesari, M.; Uchida, M.C.; Calvani, R. Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102915
Coelho-Junior HJ, Marzetti E, Picca A, Cesari M, Uchida MC, Calvani R. Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing. Nutrients. 2020; 12(10):2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102915
Chicago/Turabian StyleCoelho-Junior, Hélio J., Emanuele Marzetti, Anna Picca, Matteo Cesari, Marco C. Uchida, and Riccardo Calvani. 2020. "Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing" Nutrients 12, no. 10: 2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12102915