For more than half a century, metabolic perturbations have been explored in the failing
myocardium, highlighting a reversion to a more fetal-like metabolic profile (characterized by …

Proteins are macro-molecules crucial for cell life, which are made up of amino acids (AAs).
In healthy people, protein synthesis and degradation are well balanced. However, in the …

Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in
physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising …

Aims To assess the prevalence and clinical impact of reductions in the skeletal muscle mass
of patients with chronic heart failure (HF). Chronic HF is accompanied by co-morbidities that …

Background Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly
recognized as an important clinical entity. Preclinical studies have shown differences in the …

Background: Optimal nutrition of critically ill patients is still a matter of debate. This pilot trial
aimed to compare the impact of normocaloric vs hypocaloric feeding in critically ill patients in …

Age associated increases in visceral adiposity and decreases in muscle mass (sarcopenia)
have been shown to contribute to disability in late life. Furthermore, there is evidence that …

A number of studies have shown that autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell
transplantation (HCT) contribute to an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Skeletal muscle is a critical organ serving as the primary site for postprandial glucose
disposal and the generation of contractile force. The size of human skeletal muscle mass is …

While it is understood that body composition impacts on physical conditions, such as
diabetes and cardiovascular disease, it is only now apparent that body composition might …