Nutrition assistance improves skeletal muscle function and performance in community-dwelling older women

• Main Authors: Giulia Jager Maximowicz Oliveira (Author), Leticia Hacke (Author), Elisângela Valevein Rodrigues (Author), Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes (Author), Luiza Herminia Gallo (Author), Estela Iraci Rabito (Author), Carla Tissiane de Souza Silva (Author), Aline Borsato Hauser (Author), Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To analyze the effects of nutritional assistance focusing on protein intake (in the individual's usual diet) in relation to muscle mass, and the muscle strength and functional performance of community-dwelling older women. Methods: This is a non-randomized controlled clinical trial....