Open AccessWestern dietary pattern is associated with higher risk of lower lean muscle mass in Korean postmenopausal women: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2011
Author(s) -
Aswathy Vijayakumar,
Yangha Kim,
Hyesook Kim,
Oran Kwon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nutrition research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-6168
pISSN - 1976-1457
DOI - 10.4162/nrp.2021.15.4.528
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , postmenopausal women , environmental health , muscle mass , traditional medicine , population
In a healthy person, from 35 years of age, there is an annual loss of muscle mass at the rate of 1-2% and is associated with a decline in the quality of life. This study aimed to identify the particular dietary patterns associated with the risk of lower lean muscle mass in Korean postmenopausal women.