LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Scientists from the Nestlé Research Center will collaborate with researchers from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; and the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia; in an investigation on the synergistic effect of nutrition and exercise on muscle mass in adults. The collaboration is supported by a linkage grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC), and will entail several comprehensive clinical trials assessing optimal protein and exercise regimes for maintaining skeletal muscle in healthy adults during weight loss, as well as to possible prevent sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss).
“The cutting-edge research methodologies that will be used in these human clinical trials can only be done in select places in the world,” said Trent Stellingwerff, Ph.D., a Nestlé Research scientist involved in the project. “And with each partner bringing different expertise to the collaboration, this advantage allowed us not only to earn the ARC grant, but also to anticipate collecting novel data from these collaborative studies.”
The results of these studies will be highly relevant for Nestlé to provide functional approaches for consumers that help maintain muscle mass and strength during periods of risk such as weight loss and aging.
