1. What is the decision or change (e.g., clinical topic, practice guideline, system design, delivery of care) you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would be helpful?

How much protein do elderly people need to build and restore muscle mass, as opposed to maintaining their current muscle mass and its continuing decline?

2. Why are you struggling with this issue?

Recommended dietary guidelines have traditionally recommended only the amount of protein needed to maintain existing muscle mass, rather than considering that those elderly patients might want to get their strength back, and would therefore need more protein, not less, than the general adult population in order to rebuild muscle mass.

3. What do you want to see changed? How will you know that your issue is improving or has been addressed?

I want to see better dietary advice given to elderly people with a view to improving their lives, rather than encouraging them to surrender to decline. They should be supported to rebuild muscle mass if that's what they're wanting.