What question did this study set out to answer?

To determine whether a vitamin D and leucine-enriched whey protein oral nutritional supplement improves muscle mass and physical function in older adults with sarcopenia.

July 11, 2015Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationOpen Access

Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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To determine whether a vitamin D and leucine-enriched whey protein oral nutritional supplement improves muscle mass and physical function in older adults with sarcopenia.
Conducted a 13-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (the PROVIDE study).
Evaluated sarcopenic older adults receiving a daily oral nutritional supplement enriched with vitamin D and leucine versus an iso-caloric placebo control.
The 13-week nutritional intervention resulted in significant gains in total muscle mass compared to control.
Lower-extremity physical function improved in sarcopenic older adults receiving the targeted nutritional supplement alone.

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Randomized double-blind trial demonstrates improved muscle mass and lower-extremity function in sarcopenic older adults, suggesting nutritional support benefits those unable to exercise.

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Bauer et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d74c41ef4aa71f97f30adc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.05.021

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Randomized double-blind trial demonstrates improved muscle mass and lower-extremity function in sarcopenic older adults, suggesting nutritional support benefits those unable to exercise.

Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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