Pre-hospital dietary intake correlates with muscle mass at the time of fracture in older hip fractured patients

Pre-hospital dietary intake correlates with muscle mass at the time of fracture in older hip fractured patients

Background. Failure to meet an adequate dietary intake is involved in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia and osteoporosis, which in turn increase the risk for falls and fractures, respectively. Older people with hip fracture are often protein-malnourished at hospitalization. Whether low protein-energy i...

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Main Authors: Riccardo eCalvani, Anna Maria eMartone, Emanuele eMarzetti, Graziano eOnder, Giulia eSavera, Maria eLorenzi, Elisabetta eSerafini, Roberto eBernabei, Francesco eLandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Diet
Malnutrition
Osteoporosis
Sarcopenia
muscle atrophy
Disability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00269/full

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