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The effect of a 12-week omega-3 supplementation on body composition, muscle strength and physical performance in elderly indivi

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Krzymińska-Siemaszko R et al.
Used Parameters : TBW, FFM, Segmental FFM, SMM, PBF

Publication Year : 2015

Country : Poland

Journal : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (PUFA) supplementation on the parameters of body composition, muscle strength and physical performance in elderly people with decreased muscle mass (DMM). Fifty three elderly people with an ALM index (the ratio of appendicular lean mass to squared height) either below (− 2SD: low muscle mass-LMM) or between (− 1SD and− 2SD: the risk of LMM-rLMM) the ALM index for the young Polish reference population were randomly assigned to …
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