Is Extra Protein Enough to Preserve Muscle With Aging?
A new clinical trial finds that RDA for protein may be sufficient.
Subscribers Only July 2018 — Protein is essential to good health. You need it to make hair, blood, enzymes and antibodies—and, of course, muscle. The problem: With aging we tend to gradually lose muscle size, strength and function—a relatively common condition called sarcopenia. It may seem like a no brainer to boost your dietary intake of protein to help prevent sarcopenia and the frailty and increased risk of falls it can lead to.
