Middle-Aged Men May Need More Protein To Maintain Muscle Mass

People tend to lose muscle mass as they age; researchers are investigating ways to delay or counteract age-related muscle loss…

Keep Up Protein Intake, Dieting Postmenopausal Women Told

If you are a postmenopausal dieting woman and you do not want to lose muscle tone as you lose fat, you should keep up your protein intake, researchers from the University of Illinois wrote in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. Protein also helps stave off hunger pangs, they add. Ellen Evans explained that a weight-loss diet which is high in protein protects muscle mass…