42 peer-reviewed studies · Evidence score: 7.5/10
Khani Y et al. • Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2025)
Protein and amino acid supplementation can reduce muscle atrophy in hip or knee arthroplasty patients.
Yang W • Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2022)
The very low-protein diets supplemented with nitrogen-free analogs had significantly better kidney functions results compared to the conventional low-protein diets in subjects with chronic kidney disease.
Krittanawong C et al. • The American journal of medicine (2021)
Edible mushroom consumption has not been shown to conclusively affect cardiovascular risk factors to date.
Piri Damaghi M et al. • The British journal of nutrition (2022)
Whey protein supplementation significantly improved body composition via increases in lean body mass, without influencing fat mass, body mass and body fat percentage.
Lu Y et al. • Journal of advanced nursing (2021)
A mixture of macronutrients and an intervention duration as long as 48 weeks had some significant effects on improving lean body mass of patients undergoing dialysis.
Baumert P et al. • Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2024)
Understanding the mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle mass will help in developing effective treatments for muscle weakness.
Cunha N et al. • Nutrients (2023)
Insect protein is an adequate protein source with promising health benefits; however, further research is needed to fully understand its potential and optimise its inclusion into the human diet.
Rhim HC et al. • Journal of sport and health science (2020)
Citrulline supplements significantly reduced post-exercise RPE and muscle soreness without affecting blood lactate levels.
Nichols S et al. • European journal of nutrition (2020)
The limited quality of the studies makes firm conclusions difficult, however protein and/or EAA supplementation may improve important outcome measures related to sarcopenia.
Hawley AL et al. • Meat science (2022)
Physical function was also influenced by beef and nutrients found in beef.
Kikuchi AM et al. • Journal of dietary supplements (2021)
In order to estimate the optimum amount of TRP intake more accurately, further studies need to be conducted with more appropriate settings of intake period, intake frequency, and intake method.
Pham TP et al. • Microbial pathogenesis (2021)
This was consistent with the fact that antibiotics improved survival only in children with kwashiorkor but not marasmus.
Hernández-Lepe MA et al. • Nutrients (2023)
This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO, ID: CRD42022344284.
Beaudart C et al. • The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2018)
This systematic review showed a limited effect of nutritional supplementation on muscle mass, muscle power and physical function.
Wandrag L et al. • Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2015)
High-quality research is required in critical care before treatment recommendations can be made.
Gielen E et al. • Nutrition reviews (2021)
Best evidence is available to recommend leucine, because it has a significant effect on muscle mass in elderly people with sarcopenia.
Cogo E et al. • Integrative cancer therapies (2021)
Branched-chain amino acids during the oncological surgical period demonstrated promise in reducing important post-operative morbidity from infections and ascites compared to controls.
Beaudart C et al. • Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)
Physical exercise has a positive impact on muscle mass and muscle function in healthy subjects aged 60 years and older.
Wunderle C et al. • Nutrients (2024)
Further studies should investigate the effect of supplementation of methionine in this patient group to improve outcomes.
Takada M et al. • International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2022)
Our results did not show a beneficial effect of the mixture containing nine essential amino acids on BPSD as a primary endpoint; however, it may improve executive function in patients with AD.