Table 2.

Protein recommendations by expert bodies to maintain body mass and strength in healthy older adults.

Age	Study Design	Recommended Dietary Protein (g/kg/d)	Report	Reference
>65 years	Nitrogen balance studies	0.83	WHO/FAO/UNU	[16]
>65 years	Epidemiological studies clinical trials	1.0–1.2	The ESPEN Expert Group, 2014	[15]
>65 years	Meta-analyses of nitrogen balance studies	1.0	The Nutrition Societies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (D-A-CH)	[24]
>70 years (men, women)	Factorial method	1.07, 0.94	Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand	[25]