Effects of Exercise and Amino Acid Supplementation on Body Composition and Physical Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Japanese Sarcopenic Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Authors

Hun Kyung Kim · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Takao Suzuki

Kyoko Saito · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Hideyo Yoshida · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Hisamine Kobayashi · Ajinomoto (Japan)

Hiroyuki Kato · Ajinomoto (Japan)

Miwa Katayama · Ajinomoto (Japan)

Abstract

The data suggest that exercise and AAS together may be effective in enhancing not only muscle strength, but also combined variables of muscle mass and walking speed and of muscle mass and strength in sarcopenic women.

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Nutrition and Health in Aging Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Muscle metabolism and nutrition

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Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 60, Issue 1, pp. 16-23

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03776.x

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Effects of Exercise and Amino Acid Supplementation on Body Composition and Physical Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Japanese Sarcopenic Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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