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William Joseph Evans

William Joseph Evans

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
bill.evans@duke.edu
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
3501 Busse Bldg, Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences

FRAILTY AND SARCOPENIA

Conference OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL · June 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

FRAILTY AND MUSCLE METABOLISM DYSREGULATION IN THE ELDERLY

Conference OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL · March 1, 2011 Link to item Cite

Cachexia and aging: an update based on the Fourth International Cachexia Meeting.

Conference J Nutr Health Aging · January 2009 This manuscript highlights the new developments in the pathophysiology of anorexia, cachexia and sarcopenia, based on presentations given at the Fourth International Cachexia Meeting. It stresses the importance of these conditions in older persons. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy and feasibility of a novel tri-modal robust exercise prescription in a retirement community: a randomized, controlled trial.

Conference J Am Geriatr Soc · January 2007 OBJECTIVES: To test the feasibility and efficacy of current guidelines for multimodal exercise programs in older adults. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: Retirement village. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-eight subjects (14 men and 24 women) aged 76.6 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Vitamin E, vitamin C, and exercise.

Conference Am J Clin Nutr · August 2000 Exercise increases the generation of oxygen free radicals and lipid peroxidation. Strenuous exercise in a person who is unconditioned or unaccustomed to exercise will induce oxidative damage and result in muscle injury. However, aerobic exercise training s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Energy expenditure, aging and body composition.

Conference J Nutr · February 1993 We investigated the importance of adaptive variations in energy expenditure in the regulation of energy balance in young and elderly men of normal body weight leading unrestricted lives. Changes were measured in total and resting energy expenditure and bod ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sarcopenia and age-related changes in body composition and functional capacity.

Conference J Nutr · February 1993 Advancing adult age is associated with profound changes in body composition. One of the most prominent of these changes is sarcopenia, defined as the age-related loss in skeletal muscle mass, which results in decreased strength and aerobic capacity and thu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exercise and protein metabolism.

Conference World Rev Nutr Diet · 1993 Full text Link to item Cite

Exercise, nutrition and aging.

Conference J Nutr · March 1992 Advancing age is associated with profound changes in body composition, including increased fat mass, decreased fat-free mass (particularly muscle), decreased total body water and decreased bone density. Along with these changes in body compositions, and pe ... Full text Link to item Cite

ARM ERGOMETRY IN ELDERLY MEN

Conference ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION · September 1, 1987 Link to item Cite

THE INFLUENCE OF GLUC0RCORTIC0IDS ON HUMAN PROTEIN METABOLISM

Conference Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1983 Full text Cite