A body-building tonic for elderly.A BODY-BUILDING tonic tonic, in music: see harmony; key; scale; tonality. taken by athletes could make elderly people more sprightly spright·ly adj. spright·li·er, spright·li·est Full of spirit and vitality; lively; brisk. adv. In a lively, animated manner. spright , new research suggests. Scientists found that amino acid amino acid (əmē`nō), any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins. supplements increase muscle mass in the elderly and may alleviate old age weakness. Small amounts of amino acids were given to about 30 healthy volunteers aged over 65. Their muscle mass increased by an average of 2%-4% without additional exercise. Professor Melinda Sheffield-Moore, from the University of Texas in Galveston, USA, who led the research, said: "One of the great burdens of ageing is weakness and muscle wasting. If we can find a cheap and simple way to combat this, then it holds out the promise of a better quality of life as we get older." |
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