Dietary Protein Requirement of Elderly Men and Women

Dietary Protein Requirement of Elderly Men and Women

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of age on the estimated average requirement and adequate allowance for dietary protein.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: 21-46 years, 63-81 years old
• Not diagnosed with diabetes or metabolic syndrome
• Clinically normal blood laboratory values

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age: 21 years of younger, 47-62 years old, and 82 years and older
• BMI: 20-29 kg/m
• Weight stable: <2kg change within the last 3 months
• Physical Activity: constant habitual pattern, no deviation >1x week of 30/minute sessions within the last 3 months

Clinically abnormal values:

• Blood
• Urine

Also, exclude any:

• Using meds that would influence appetite
• Using any anti-inflammatory steroid medications
• Has a joint replacement
• A medical condition that might place them at risk for participating in the study or interfere with successful completion of the study