Search Results - "Porter Starr, Kathryn N."
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Integrated outpatient palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Palliative Medicine (01-02-2019)“…Background: Despite increasing emphasis on integration of palliative care with disease-directed care for advanced cancer, the nature of this integration and…”
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Obesity and Physical Frailty in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Lifestyle Intervention Trials
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-04-2014)“…Abstract Many frail older adults are thin, weak, and undernourished; this component of frailty remains a critical concern in the geriatric field. However,…”
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Impact of combined resistance and aerobic exercise training on branched-chain amino acid turnover, glycine metabolism and insulin sensitivity in overweight humans
Published in Diabetologia (01-10-2015)“…Aims/hypotheses Obesity is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity (IS) and elevated plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). The purpose of this study…”
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Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults
Published in Clinics in geriatric medicine (01-08-2015)“…The health challenges prompted by obesity in the older adult population are poorly recognized and understudied. A defined treatment of geriatric obesity is…”
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Nutritional Vulnerability in Older Adults: A Continuum of Concerns
Published in Current nutrition reports (01-06-2015)“…A nutritionally vulnerable older adult has a reduced physical reserve that limits the ability to mount a vigorous recovery in the face of an acute health…”
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Dysphagia in Older Adults is Associated With Food Insecurity and Being Homebound
Published in Journal of applied gerontology (01-09-2023)“…Objective: Our aim was to evaluate relationships between swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) and social determinants of health (SDOH) in older adults ≥65 years…”
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Key Strategies for Optimizing Pediatric Perioperative Nutrition-Insight from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel
Published in Nutrients (01-03-2023)“…Adequate nutrition is an essential factor in healing and immune support in pediatric patients undergoing surgery, but its importance in this setting is not…”
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Challenges in the Management of Geriatric Obesity in High Risk Populations
Published in Nutrients (04-05-2016)“…The global prevalence of obesity in the older adult population is growing, an increasing concern in both the developed and developing countries of the world…”
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Mediterranean diet scoring systems: understanding the evolution and applications for Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries
Published in British journal of nutrition (14-10-2022)“…The Mediterranean diet (MedD) is a flexible dietary pattern which has such variability that has led to inconsistencies in definitions and assessment. The…”
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Remotely Supervised Weight Loss and Exercise Training to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Cardiovascular Risk: Rationale and Design of the Supervised Weight Loss Plus Exercise Training‐Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial
Published in ACR open rheumatology (01-05-2023)“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. RA CVD results from a combination of…”
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The effects of a 6-month weight loss intervention on physical function and serum biomarkers in older adults with and without osteoarthritis
Published in Osteoarthritis and cartilage open (01-09-2023)“…To examine the effects of a 6-month weight loss intervention on physical function, inflammatory biomarkers, and metabolic biomarkers in both those with and…”
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Effect of Remotely Supervised Weight Loss and Exercise Training Versus Lifestyle Counseling on Cardiovascular Risk and Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in ACR open rheumatology (01-03-2024)“…Objective To compare a remotely supervised weight loss and exercise intervention to lifestyle counseling for effects on cardiovascular disease risk, disease…”
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Improved Function With Enhanced Protein Intake per Meal: A Pilot Study of Weight Reduction in Frail, Obese Older Adults
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-10-2016)“…Obesity is a significant cause of functional limitations in older adults; yet, concerns that weight reduction could diminish muscle along with fat mass have…”
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Prevalence and socio-economic determinates of food insecurity in Veterans: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Published in Public health nutrition (01-07-2023)“…To determine predictors of the association between being a Veteran and adult food security, as well as to examine the relation of potential covariates to this…”
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Impact on cardiometabolic risk of a weight loss intervention with higher protein from lean red meat: Combined results of 2 randomized controlled trials in obese middle-aged and older adults
Published in Journal of clinical lipidology (01-11-2019)“…The recognized benefits of a higher protein diet on muscle mass and strength in older adults are tempered by concerns of the potentially negative…”
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Association between Dysphagia and Surgical Outcomes across the Continuum of Frailty
Published in Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics (03-07-2021)“…This study examined the relationship between dysphagia and adverse outcomes across frailty conditions among surgical patients ≥50 years of age. A retrospective…”
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Diet quality and exercise in older veterans with PTSD: a pilot study
Published in Translational behavioral medicine (01-12-2021)“…Lay Summary Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at risk for several physical health conditions that reduce their quality of life…”
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Protein Recommendation to Increase Muscle (PRIMe): Study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial investigating the feasibility of a high protein diet to halt loss of muscle mass in patients with colorectal cancer
Published in Clinical nutrition ESPEN (01-02-2021)“…Severe muscle mass (MM) loss is a defining feature of cancer observed across all types and stages of disease and is an independent predictor of poor clinical…”
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The state of the science on the health benefits of blueberries: a perspective
Published in Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) (2024)“…Mounting evidence indicates that blueberry consumption is associated with a variety of health benefits. It has been suggested that regular consumption of…”
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Rationale and Design for a Higher (Dairy) Protein Weight Loss Intervention That Promotes Muscle Quality and Bone Health in Older Adults with Obesity: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study
Published in Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics (03-07-2021)“…In contrast to recommendations for young and middle-aged adults, intentional weight loss among older adults remains controversial and is inconsistently…”
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