Maintaining lean body mass in older pets

Presented by Younès Chorfi, DVM, PhD

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. Which of the following is a cause of lean body mass loss? *

Protein malnutrition

Chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease and cancer

Aging

All of the above

2. True or False. Low dietary protein (12%) causes a loss of lean body mass. *

True

False

3. True or False. Low dietary protein (12%) causes a high fat mass index. *

True

False

4. Cachexia is associated with: *

Decreased energy requirements

Decreased nutrient absorption

Increased energy intake

All of the above

5. True or False. Sarcopenia is similar to cachexia because of muscle loss and the presence of disease, but it’s a syndrome seen only in aged animals. *

True

False

6. Cachexia associated with chronic diseases implies an inflammatory state when these cytokines are increased: *

TNF and IL-1

TNF and IL-10

IL-1 and IL-10

TNF, IL-1 and IL-10

7. How is myostatin related to lean body mass? *

Myostatin regulates muscle mass by promoting increased protein synthesis

Myostatin negatively regulates muscle mass by promoting increased protein degradation

Myostatin regulates muscle mass by balancing protein synthesis and degradation

Myostatin is not related to lean body mass

8. In cats, what is cachexia associated with? *

Early-stage congestive heart failure

Reduced survival time

Low-protein high-fat diet

9. True or False. Fortetropin can be used as a supplement to improve lean body mass by reducing myostatin levels. *

True

False

10. The general nutritional support considerations to manage the loss of lean body mass includes all the following except one: *

Increase protein intake by 1.5 to 2 times maintenance intake level

Warm foods to enhance aroma and palatability

Utilize appetite stimulants when anorexia is noted for more than 1 day

Feed smaller meals more frequently across the day