Association between dietary intake of protein and amino acids and sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study
The insufficient intake of animal protein and amino acids may be closely associated with the risk of sarcopenia in older adults. Moderately increasing the intake of arginine and animal protein may help reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older adults.
Authors
- Juan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-343X)
- Xiaoxing Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6273-8217)
- Shaofeng Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3810-0165)
- Weian Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6072-118X)
- Yun Ma
- Paul AO
- Lijia Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4223-1511)
Institutions
- Guiyang Medical University (CN)
- Guizhou Cancer Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337095
- Primary Topic
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00