Results indicate that physical exercise has a positive impact on muscle mass and muscle function in subjects aged 65 years and older .
Conclusion Physical exercise has a positive impact on muscle mass and muscle function in healthy subjects aged 60 years and older .
The biggest effect of exercise intervention , of any type , has been seen on physical performance ( gait speed , chair rising test , balance , SPPB test , etc . )
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We observed huge variations in regard to the dietary supplementation protocol s. Based on the included studies , mainly performed on well-nourished subjects , the interactive effect of dietary supplementation on muscle function appears limited
Summary This systematic review summarizes the effect of combined exercise and nutrition intervention on muscle mass and muscle function .
However , any interactive effect of dietary supplementation appears to be limited .
Introduction In 2013 , Denison et al. conducted a systematic review including 17 r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) to explore the effect of combined exercise and nutrition intervention to improve muscle mass , muscle strength , or physical performance in older people .
They concluded that further studies were needed to provide evidence upon which public health and clinical recommendations could be based .
The purpose of the present work was to up date the prior systematic review and include studies published up to October 2015 .
Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people.
BACKGROUND Although disuse of skeletal muscle and undernutrition are often cited as potentially reversible causes of frailty in elderly people , the efficacy of interventions targeted specifically at these deficits has not been carefully studied . METHODS We conducted a r and omized , placebo-controlled trial comparing progressive resistance exercise training , multinutrient supplementation , both interventions , and neither in 100 frail nursing home residents over a 10-week period . RESULTS The mean ( + /- SE ) age of the 63 women and 37 men enrolled in the study was 87.1 + /- 0.6 years ( range , 72 to 98 ) ; 94 percent of the subjects completed the study .  Muscle strength increased by 113 + /- 8 percent in the subjects who underwent exercise training , as compared with 3 + /- 9 percent in the nonexercising subjects ( P < 0.001 ) . Gait velocity increased by 11.8 + /- 3.8 percent in the exercisers but declined by 1.0 + /- 3.8 percent in the nonexercisers ( P = 0.02 ) . Stair-climbing power also improved in the exercisers as compared with the nonexercisers ( by 28.4 + /- 6.6 percent vs. 3.6 + /- 6.7 percent , P = 0.01 ) , as did the level of spontaneous physical activity . Cross-sectional thigh-muscle area increased by 2.7 + /- 1.8 percent in the exercisers but declined by 1.8 + /- 2.0 percent in the nonexercisers ( P = 0.11 ) . The nutritional supplement had no effect on any primary outcome measure . Total energy intake was significantly increased only in the exercising subjects who also received nutritional supplementation . CONCLUSIONS High-intensity resistance exercise training is a feasible and effective means of counteracting muscle weakness and physical frailty in very elderly people . In contrast , multi-nutrient supplementation without concomitant exercise does not reduce muscle weakness or physical frailty
Results indicate that physical exercise has a positive impact on muscle mass and muscle function in subjects aged 65 years and older .
Conclusion Physical exercise has a positive impact on muscle mass and muscle function in healthy subjects aged 60 years and older .
The biggest effect of exercise intervention , of any type , has been seen on physical performance ( gait speed , chair rising test , balance , SPPB test , etc . )
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We observed huge variations in regard to the dietary supplementation protocol s. Based on the included studies , mainly performed on well-nourished subjects , the interactive effect of dietary supplementation on muscle function appears limited
Summary This systematic review summarizes the effect of combined exercise and nutrition intervention on muscle mass and muscle function .
However , any interactive effect of dietary supplementation appears to be limited .
Introduction In 2013 , Denison et al. conducted a systematic review including 17 r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) to explore the effect of combined exercise and nutrition intervention to improve muscle mass , muscle strength , or physical performance in older people .
They concluded that further studies were needed to provide evidence upon which public health and clinical recommendations could be based .
The purpose of the present work was to up date the prior systematic review and include studies published up to October 2015 .