Dietary protein and change in physical function in black and white older adults
Description: PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: With the growth of the older population comes a parallel expectation of growth in the burden of age-related declines in physical function. Loss of lean body mass with aging, and the associated declines in strength, are well documented and partially account for aging-related loss of physical function. Inadequate dietary protein has been suggested as a factor that may contribute to the declines in lean body mass, strength, and physical function that occurs with age. Thus, determining the optimal protein intake for the preservation of physical function in an aging population is of significant public health importance.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R03
Start date: 2013-08-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Investigator: DENISE KATHRYN HOUSTON
Institution: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 2
Funder award ID: R03AG045492
OpenAlex ID: G2207030225