Whey Protein consumption in the prevention and treatment of Sarcopenia in elderly

Abstract

Aging is a period tagged with morphological and physiological changes, like the decline of musculartissue, that when followed by other disorders, such as loss in muscular strength or physical performance, is named sarcopenia. Intake of a meal, rich in protein, presents an important strategy to reverse the catabolism’s state. On the exposed, new studiesabout protein supplementation has shown advances in prevention and treatment of sarcopenia in the elderly. The aim of this study is to review literature on whey protein supplementation on treatment of sarcopenia. The present study conclude that supplementation of appropriate doses of whey protein is an effective treatment on sarcopenia, to generate a favorable nutritional status for anabolism.