Association between Diet Quality and Sarcopenia in Older Adults: Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Nutrition is a key determinant of sarcopenia in later life. (2) Methods: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies examining association of diet quality with muscle mass (MM), muscle strength (MS) or physical performance (PP) among older adults was conducted. A total of 22,885 results were obtained from a literature search in MEDLINE via PubMed and EMBASE up to November 2020. Inclusion criteria included diet quality assessment via dietary indices or statistical approaches, a sample of adults aged 45 years and over at baseline in a longitudinal study design. (3) Results: Of the 22,885 cohort studies, 14 studies were eligible. Meaningful results were obtained for the Mediterranean diet and Nordic diet regarding the decrease of sarcopenia risk, however results from non

SUBMITTER: Jang EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8399213 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature