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Nutritional Interventions for Preventing and Treating Pressure Ulcers

This 2024 Cochrane systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of nutritional interventions in preventing and treating pressure ulcers. The review included 32 randomized controlled trials with a total of 10,784 participants. Findings suggest that energy, protein, and micronutrient supplements may slightly increase the number of healed pressure ulcers compared to standard

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June 26, 2025 No Comments

Factors influencing the efficacy of nutritional interventions on muscle mass in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 29 randomized controlled trials involving 2,255 older adults (mean age 78.1 years) to assess the impact of nutritional interventions on muscle mass. The findings indicate that supplementation with amino acids, creatine, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB), and protein combined with amino acids significantly improved muscle mass,

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June 26, 2025 No Comments