Research
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Maintaining adequate Vitamin D status and consuming high-quality protein (e.g., leucine-enriched whey) are key nutritional strategies to prevent and treat age-associated muscle changes.
Ensure you get enough Vitamin D and consume high-quality protein, such as leucine-enriched whey protein, to support muscle mass and function, especially if you are older and have sarcopenia.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Thirteen weeks of oral vitamin D supplementation and leucine-enriched whey protein improved muscle mass and lower-extremity function in older sarcopenic individuals.
Why this rating
Based on a cited study (Ref 120) within a review paper.
Source
Skeletal muscle aging: influence of oxidative stress and physical exercise
Mariana Janini Gomes et al. · Oncotarget · 2017
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.14670
narrative_reviewCited 278×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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