Mixed
Consuming milk or fortified milk does not improve muscle mass, strength, or physical performance in older adults compared to control groups, regardless of whether it is combined with resistance exercise.
If you are an older adult trying to maintain or build muscle, drinking milk or fortified milk alone, or even with exercise, has not been shown to provide additional benefits over your normal diet or exercise routine. Focus on ensuring you meet your overall daily protein needs (potentially >1.0 g/kg body weight) through a balanced diet, as milk alone is not a magic bullet for sarcopenia.
The results of intervention studies using fortified milk in relation to elements of sarcopenia were also negative, with further inconclusive results from the studies using a combination of (fortified) milk and exercise.
Why this rating
Based on a narrative review of observational and intervention studies; while mechanisms are plausible, the actual intervention trials showed no benefit.
Source
<p>Milk for Skeletal Muscle Health and Sarcopenia in Older Adults: A Narrative Review</p>
Antoneta Granic et al. · Clinical Interventions in Aging · 2020
DOI 10.2147/cia.s245595
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