Various sources of animal protein intake and their association with muscle mass index and insulin resistance in overweight postmenopausal women

Mathieu L. Maltais; StÃ©phanie Leblanc; Claudie Archambault-Therrien; Berthine Jean; Florian Bobeuf; Isabelle J. Dionne

doi:10.5897/IJNAM12.019

International Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism

Abbreviation: Int. J. Nutr. Metab.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2332
DOI: 10.5897/IJNAM
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 127

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Various sources of animal protein intake and their association with muscle mass index and insulin resistance in overweight postmenopausal women

Mathieu L. Maltais

Mathieu L. Maltais
Research Centre on Aging, 1036 BelvÃ©dÃ¨re Sud, Sherbrooke, QuÃ©bec, J1H 4C4, Canada.
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StÃ©phanie Leblanc

StÃ©phanie Leblanc
Research Centre on Aging, 1036 BelvÃ©dÃ¨re Sud, Sherbrooke, QuÃ©bec, J1H 4C4, Canada.
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Claudie Archambault-Therrien

Claudie Archambault-Therrien
Research Centre on Aging, 1036 BelvÃ©dÃ¨re Sud, Sherbrooke, QuÃ©bec, J1H 4C4, Canada.
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Berthine Jean

Berthine Jean
Research Centre on Aging, 1036 BelvÃ©dÃ¨re Sud, Sherbrooke, QuÃ©bec, J1H 4C4, Canada.
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Florian Bobeuf

Florian Bobeuf
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de GÃ©riatrie de MontrÃ©al, UniversitÃ© du QuÃ©bec Ã MontrÃ©al, Canada.
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Isabelle J. Dionne

Isabelle J. Dionne
Research Centre on Aging, 1036 BelvÃ©dÃ¨re Sud, Sherbrooke, QuÃ©bec, J1H 4C4, Canada.
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Article Number - CC34A1D4849
Vol.5(2), pp. 17-21 , February 2013
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJNAM12.019

Accepted: 18 December 2012
Published: 28 February 2013

Abstract

Many epidemiological studies have observed a positive relationship between animal protein intake (API) and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, animal proteins are important in the aging population. Forty sedentary and healthy postmenopausal women were recruited in this study. Body composition (dual X-ray absorptiometry method, DXA), 3-d dietary record (API) and insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment, HOMA) were assessed. Partial correlations were used to examine the relationship between total API (g/day) on muscle mass index (MMI) and HOMA. MMI (r=0.408; p<0.01) was associated to total API. Our results indicate that promoting an increase in animal proteins is important to maintain muscle mass in postmenopausal women.

Key words: Postmenopausal women, animal proteins, processed meats, insulin resistance, muscle mass.

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