NUTR 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Marasmus, Skeletal Muscle, Kwashiorkor
6 Dec 2018
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Important for more optimal function of protein: consume 20 to 30 grams of protein at a given meal. Protein at breakfast especially critical. i. ii: protein needs for older adults, responses to dietary protein decline with advancing age or reduced physical activity, recommendation of the prot-age study group: i. ii. iii. iv. Increase daily protein intake to more than 1. 0 gram per kilogram for older adults. Focus on meal quantity and timing of protein. Consume meals with greater than 20 grams of protein. Include more than 2. 2 grams of leucine, to optimize protein synthesis in skeletal muscle: amino acid supplements, sometimes used by athletes and dieters. i. Seen in alcoholics: protein-energy malnutrition, marasmus i. i. i, kwashiorkor. Can produce edema. iii: protein provides energy. Remaining carbon skeleton is metabolized for energy. e. Increases urea production: protein contributes to satiety, protein provides the highest feeling of satiety after a meal, satiety i.
