Resting metabolic rate and protein turnover in apparently healthy elderly Gambian men.

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Title
Resting metabolic rate and protein turnover in apparently healthy elderly Gambian men.
Journal
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism
Author(s)
Benedek C., Berclaz P.Y., Jéquier E., Schutz Y.
ISSN
0193-1849 (Print)
ISSN-L
0002-9513
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1995
Volume
268
Number
6 Pt 1
Pages
E1083-E1088
Language
english
Abstract
Body composition, resting energy expenditure (REE), and whole body protein metabolism were studied in 26 young and 28 elderly Gambian men matched for body mass index during the dry season in a rural village in The Gambia. REE was measured by indirect calorimetry (hood system) in the fasting state and after five successive meals. Rates of whole body nitrogen flux, protein synthesis, and protein breakdown were determined in the fed state from the level of isotopic enrichment of urinary ammonia over a period of 12 h after a single oral dose of [15N]glycine. Expressed in absolute value, REE was significantly lower in the elderly compared with the young group (3.21 +/- 0.07 vs. 4.04 +/- 0.07 kJ/min, P < 0.001) and when adjusted to body weight (3.29 +/- 0.05 vs. 3.96 +/- 0.05 kJ/min, P < 0.0001) and fat-free mass (FFM; 3.38 +/- 0.01 vs. 3.87 +/- 0.01 kJ/min, P < 0.0001). The rate of protein synthesis averaged 207 +/- 13 g protein/day in the elderly and 230 +/- 13 g protein/day in the young group, whereas protein breakdown averaged 184 +/- 13 g protein/day in the elderly and 203 +/- 13 g protein/day in the young group (nonsignificant). When values were adjusted for body weight or FFM, they did not reveal any difference between the two groups. It is concluded that the reduced REE adjusted for body composition observed in elderly Gambian men is not explained by a decrease in protein turnover.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging/metabolism, Basal Metabolism, Body Composition, Energy Metabolism, Gambia, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Proteins/metabolism, Reference Values
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