Effect of testosterone and a nutritional supplement, alone and in combination, on hospital admissions in undernourished older men and women | Zendy

Ian Chapman | Zendy; Renuka Visvanathan | Zendy; Angela Hammond | Zendy; John E. Morley | Zendy; John B. Field | Zendy; Kamilia Tai | Zendy; Damien P. Belobrajdic | Zendy; Richard Y. T. Chen | Zendy; Michael Horowitz | Zendy

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Effect of testosterone and a nutritional supplement, alone and in combination, on hospital admissions in undernourished older men and women

Author(s) -

Ian Chapman,

Renuka Visvanathan,

Angela Hammond,

John E. Morley,

John B. Field,

Kamilia Tai,

Damien P. Belobrajdic,

Richard Y. T. Chen,

Michael Horowitz

Publication year - 2009

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.2008.26538

Subject(s) - medicine , testosterone (patch) , malnutrition , nutritional supplementation , body mass index , anabolism , weight loss , sarcopenia , pediatrics , physical therapy , obesity

In older people, undernutrition is associated with increased hospitalization rates and mortality. Because weight loss in older people often reflects a disproportionate reduction of skeletal muscle, anabolic treatments may be beneficial.

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