Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake

HIGHLIGHTS

• who: E. J. Hardy from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the research: Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 11/01/2023

SUMMARY

Substantial losses of skeletal muscle mass and function occur after major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery - likely due to the physiological insult of surgery, physical inactivity, and inadequate protein nutrition in the post-operative period; with the greatest losses occurring in the first post-operative week. Mass muscle maintenance is regulated by the dynamic processes of . . .

 



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