Sarcopenia (muscle loss) is reduced by vitamin D and many other supplements - July 2023

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Advances in nutritional supplementation for sarcopenia management

Front Nutr . 2023 Jul 10;10:1189522. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1189522
Simin Liu # 1, Lin Zhang # 1, Shuangqing Li 1 2

Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by a decline in muscular mass, strength, and function with advancing age. The risk of falls, fragility, hospitalization, and death is considerably increased in the senior population due to sarcopenia. Although there is no conclusive evidence for drug treatment, resistance training has been unanimously recognized as a first-line treatment for managing sarcopenia, and numerous studies have also pointed to the combination of nutritional supplementation and resistance training as a more effective intervention to improve quality of life for people with sarcopenia. People with both malnutrition and sarcopenia have a higher mortality rate, so identifying people at risk of malnutrition and intervening early is extremely important to avoid sarcopenia and its associated problems. This article provides important information for dietary interventions in sarcopenia by summarizing the discoveries and developments of nutritional supplements such as

• protein,
• leucine,
• β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric acid,
• vitamin D,
• vitamin C,
• vitamin E,
• omega-3 fatty acids,
• creatine,
• inorganic nitrate,
• probiotics,
• minerals,
• collagen peptides, and
• polyphenols
    in the management of sarcopenia.

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VitaminDWiki Sarcopenia (muscle loss) fought by Vitamin D, exercise and protein - many studies contains

To gain muscle, many studies have found that you need some of the following:
Exercise - just even walking (Intermittent high intensity exercise is much better)
Vitamin D - at least 800 IU/day,
    Loading dose will show improvements in weeks instead of 4+ months
Protein - perhaps 1gm/kg/day in a form appropriate for existing stomach acid
Calcium - 300 mg?
Omega-3
Includes the following studies:

• Muscle loss with aging (Sarcopenia) is 7.7 X more likely if Vitamin D deficient – July 2023
• Every trial found Scopenia to be associated with low vitamin D - Meta-analysis 2018
• Sarcopenia 1.6X more likely if you have a poor VDR – Nov 2020

See also Bone Health   reduce falls and fractures   Frailty and Vitamin D - many studies   Overview Muscles and Vitamin D

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