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? *
2. True or False. Low dietary protein (12%) causes a loss of lean body mass. *
3. True or False. Low dietary protein (12%) causes a high fat mass index. *
4. Cachexia is associated with: *
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. *
6. Cachexia associated with chronic diseases implies an inflammatory state when these cytokines are increased: *
7. How is myostatin related to lean body mass? *
8. In cats, what is cachexia associated with? *
9. True or False. Fortetropin can be used as a supplement to improve lean body mass by reducing myostatin levels. *
10. The general nutritional support considerations to manage the loss of lean body mass includes all the following except one: *