Correction of protein-energy malnutrition in older adults: effects of a short-term aerobic training program

Little effect of physical training on body composition and nutritional intake following colorectal surgery—a randomised placebo-controlled trial

“…However, the patients that trained and those doing placebo activities had very similar intakes and changes in body composition. This is in accordance with some (Butterworth et al, 1993;Blundell & King, 2000), but not all (Bermon et al, 1997) studies. In a randomised trial on 32 sedentary elderly women with a mean BMI around 26 kg/m 2 , the effect of 12 weeks of moderate exercise was studied.…”

“…In an observational study on the energy intake following colorectal surgery on 75 consecutive patients, it was found that energy intake was insufficient to meet estimated basal energy expenditure, regardless of the intake being oral, parenteral, or a combination (Bermon et al, 1997;Ulander et al, 1998). Our study confirmed this observation.…”

“…(Fiatarone et al, 1994). Somewhat in contrast to this, Bermon et al (1997) randomised 20 malnourished elderly randomised to 3 weeks of aerobic training or to no training and found that those who trained had significant increases in body weight, although there were no significant differences in energy and protein intake.…”

“…They were fed enterally at night and were randomised to a 3-week program of treadmill walking or to no training. Despite similar nutritional intakes in the two groups, only the training group had a significant weight increase (Bermon et al, 1997).…”

Dénutrition et dépendance

“…En effet, chez des malades sévèrement dénutris bénéficiant d'une nutrition entérale nocturne, la marche sur tapis roulant pendant 45 mn trois fois par semaine pendant trois semaines a permis d'améliorer de façon plus importante le statut nutritionnel (poids, albumine, préalbumine) et l'activité physique spontanée mesurée par un podomètre en dehors des séances de tapis roulant [16]. De plus, il a été bien montré que l'activité physique est capable d'améliorer la force musculaire, même chez des sujets très âgés (Fiatarone 1994), la force musculaire étant un des déterminants de l'autonomie pour la mobilité.…”