Sarcopenia, a condition shared by various diseases: can we alleviate or delay the progression?

G Tarantino, G Sinatti, V Citro, SJ Santini… - Internal and Emergency …, 2023 - Springer
Sarcopenia is a severe condition common to various chronic diseases and it is reckoned as
a major health problem. It encompasses many different molecular mechanisms that have …

Global prevalence of sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Gao, F Mei, Y Shang, K Hu, F Chen, L Zhao, B Ma - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Sarcopenic obesity (SO), which refers to the coexistence of sarcopenia
and obesity. It can lead to physical disability, morbidity, and even mortality. This systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Definition and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity: ESPEN and EASO consensus statement

LM Donini, L Busetto, SC Bischoff, T Cederholm… - Obesity facts, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is common in
individuals with obesity due to metabolic changes associated with a sedentary lifestyle …

Aging and imaging assessment of body composition: from fat to facts

F Ponti, A Santoro, D Mercatelli, C Gasperini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The aging process is characterized by the chronic inflammatory status called
“inflammaging”, which shares major molecular and cellular features with the metabolism …

Health consequences of sarcopenic obesity: a narrative review

E Roh, KM Choi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength or physical
performance. Increased amounts of adipose tissue often accompany sarcopenia, a condition …

Critical appraisal of definitions and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity based on a systematic review

LM Donini, L Busetto, JM Bauer, S Bischoff, Y Boirie… - Clinical Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Sarcopenic obesity is a clinical and functional condition characterized by the
coexistence of excess fat mass and sarcopenia. Currently, different definitions of sarcopenic …

Sarcopenic obesity, insulin resistance, and their implications in cardiovascular and metabolic consequences

S Hong, KM Choi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of sarcopenic obesity is increasing worldwide, particularly amongst aging
populations. Insulin resistance is the core mechanism of sarcopenic obesity and is also …

Diabetes and sarcopenic obesity: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatments

M Wang, Y Tan, Y Shi, X Wang, Z Liao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcopenic obesity and diabetes are two increasing health problems worldwide, which both
share many common risk factors, such as aging, and general obesity. The pathogenesis of …

A review of sarcopenia: Enhancing awareness of an increasingly prevalent disease

E Marty, Y Liu, A Samuel, O Or, J Lane - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia is defined as an age associated decline in skeletal muscle mass. The
pathophysiology of sarcopenia is multifactorial, with decreased caloric intake, muscle fiber …

Age-related and disease-related muscle loss: the effect of diabetes, obesity, and other diseases

RR Kalyani, M Corriere, L Ferrucci - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
The term sarcopenia refers to the loss of muscle mass that occurs with ageing. On the basis
of study results showing that muscle mass is only moderately related to functional outcomes …