Open AccessLower Dietary and Circulating Vitamin C in Middle- and Older-Aged Men and Women Are Associated with Lower Estimated Skeletal Muscle Mass
Author(s) -
Lucy Lewis,
Richard Hayhoe,
Angela A. Mulligan,
Robert Luben,
KayTee Khaw,
Ailsa Welch
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa221
Subject(s) - skeletal muscle , endocrinology , muscle mass , medicine , sarcopenia , body mass index , vitamin , gerontology , physiology
Age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass contributes to poor outcomes including sarcopenia, physical disability, frailty, type 2 diabetes, and mortality. Vitamin C has physiological relevance to skeletal muscle and may protect it during aging, but few studies have investigated its importance in older populations.
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