Should we be recommending a specific daily protein intake to prevent sarcopenia in geriatric patients, or do you find it more beneficial to focus on encouraging activity within their mobility limitations to preserve muscle mass?

Muscle mass decreases about 3–8% per decade after the age of 30, with this rate of decline increasing after age 60. (Holloszy, PMID 10959208 and Melton et al., PMID 10855597). Hospitalizations also cause acute muscle loss, disproportionately more in older adults.

"Among medically stable older adults,...