Effects of supplemental protein in older people: an overview of meta-analyses.
Protein supplementation is effective for improving muscle mass and strength in older people with LTCs and medical complications in older hospitalised patients with hip fractures. The evidence does not support its routine use in other groups of healthy older people.
Authors
- Tahir Masud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-2898)
- Bethan E. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-1870)
- Adam Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-9853)
- John Gladman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-7786)
- Jemima Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-7334)
- Abdullah Alqarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-0217)
- Kenneth Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-6635)
- Ying Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5636-4350)
- Akanu Abass Obasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-6179)
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf351
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16