Whey protein supplementation positively modulates lung function and pulmonary and systemic immune response in older adults.
Whey Protein Supplementation Positively Modulates Lung Function and Pulmonary and Systemic Immune Response in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
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PURPOSE: Aging is associated with reduced protein intake, increasing the risk of infections by damping the pulmonary and systemic immune response. Although whey protein supplementation improves systemic immune response, its effects on the pulmonary immune response are unknown. METHODS: This clinical trial composed by two groups (Control; = 38; Age 69.31 ± 6.13; Men = 9; Women = 27) and (Whey; = 27;; Age 68.14 ± 5.72; Men = 12; Women = 31) investigated whether isolated whey protein supplementation (IWPS) (25 g/day; 7 days/week; 3 months) could impact the pulmonary immune response, as a primary outcome, and the lung function, systemic cellular and humoral immune response, respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, peripheral muscle strength and body composition as secondary outcomes. RESULTS: Three months of IWPS improved the lung function, such as force expiratory volume (FEV) (
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Meiry Souza Moura-Maia
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- PubMed ID:
- 41609728
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