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SUBMITTER: Lee JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jung Hoon JH Jeon Jun Hyoung JH Lee Min Jae MJ
Nutrients 20200826 9
One of the characteristic features of aging is the progressive loss of muscle mass, a nosological syndrome called sarcopenia. It is also a pathologic risk factor for many clinically adverse outcomes in older adults. Therefore, delaying the loss of muscle mass, through either boosting muscle protein synthesis or slowing down muscle protein degradation using nutritional supplements could be a compelling strategy to address the needs of the world's aging population. Here, we review the recently ide ...[more]