Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation in addition to multicomponent exercise in adults older than 70 years living in nursing homes, a cluster randomized placebo-controlled trial: the HEAL study protocol

Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation in addition to multicomponent exercise in adults older than 70 years living in nursing homes, a cluster randomized placebo-controlled trial: the HEAL study protocol

Abstract Background Evidence supports the fact that multicomponent exercise and HMB supplementation are, separately, effective in improving older adult’s health and palliate functional metabolic diseases in older people. However, the true effect of HMB supplementation combined with a tailored exerci...

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Main Authors: Javier Courel-Ibáñez, JG Pallarés, on behalf of the HEAL study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Healthy ageing
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Falls
Dynapenia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1200-5

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