Sarcopenia is a relatively new term for one of the most insidious health crises in the world. It is a disease that impacts all of us as we age. Here are the five most important things you need to know. Sarcopenia is the loss of skeletal muscle mass due to aging The functions of skeletal… Continue reading Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging
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Can We Turn Back Time? Muscles’ Own Protective Systems Could Help Reduce Frailty
New research published in the Journal of Physiology o March 11th 2018 helps explain why people experience muscle loss in old age, increasing the prospects of reversing the condition in the future. A release from the Physiological Society explains that as people grow older, their leg muscles become progressively smaller and weaker, leading to frailty… Continue reading Can We Turn Back Time? Muscles’ Own Protective Systems Could Help Reduce Frailty
Standardizing Criteria for Age-Related Muscle Loss
The term “sarcopenia”, from the Greek “sarco” meaning flesh and “penia” meaning deficiency, is most often used to describe age-related loss in muscle mass and strength, and it is commonly considered analogous to osteoporosis. Yet unlike osteoporosis, which can be diagnosed based on widely accepted clinical criteria, sarcopenia is not recognized as a clinical condition… Continue reading Standardizing Criteria for Age-Related Muscle Loss