Seniors pumped with protein are less likely to suffer fractures and death from falls. How so? Well, advancing age causes loss of muscle mass and strength, which contributes to falls. But a new study suggests that increasing your protein intake through your diet might just be the best antidote. To check how the protein affects muscle strength, Dr Stephanie Chevalier and her team of doctors at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Canada, assessed the protein intake in 827 healthy men and 914 healthy women aged between 67 and 84. A three-year follow-up study showed that those who consumed protein throughout the day had more muscle strength than the ones who had it just for dinner—having more protein per meal leads to an additional boost of amino acids for protein synthesis. The results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Featured in Harmony — Celebrate Age Magazine
April 2018