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Dietary protein requirements of younger and older adults

Author(s) -

W. W. Campbell,

Craig A. Johnson,

George P. McCabe,

Nadine S Carnell

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26072

Subject(s) - nitrogen balance , medicine , reference daily intake , dietary reference intake , protein requirement , allowance (engineering) , dietary protein , confidence interval , zoology , body weight , biology , nutrient , nitrogen , chemistry , mechanical engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , pathology , engineering

For older men and women, the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein are not known with confidence. Data from the limited research studies available suggest that the EAR and RDA might be greater than the assumed 0.66 and 0.80 g protein x kg body wt(-1) x d(-1), respectively.

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