The Effects of the Oral Nutritional Supplement With β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate in Lean Body Mass Among Taiwan Elderly

"Previous studies suggest that protein supplementation is an effective dietary strategy to decrease frailty by positively influence the weight loss or sarcopenia in elderly.~Lean body mass includes all body tissue except fat and is well recognized to be associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Oral nutrition supplements have been shown to increase food intake and body weight, but not lean body mass. In previous studies, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, which is leucine metabolite, has been shown to enhance protein synthesis and decrease protein degradation leading to increase lean body mass. It showed that β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate supplement with exercise increased lean body mass in health elderly population and improved the physical performance in elderly women."