Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by
reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes …

Body composition differs between men and women. Men have more lean mass, and women
have more fat mass than men. Men are more likely to accumulate adipose tissue around the …

Background All proposed definitions of sarcopenia include the measurement of muscle
mass, but the techniques and threshold values used vary. Indeed, the literature does not …

Background Body composition differs between men and women, with women having
proportionally more fat mass and men more muscle mass. Although men and women are …

Background and aims Body composition assessment is often used in clinical practice for
nutritional evaluation and monitoring. The standard method, dual-energy X-ray …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in nowadays considered one of the most versatile
imaging techniques for the evaluation of metabolic bone disorders such as osteoporosis …

Sarcopenia encompasses the loss of muscle mass and strength/function during aging.
Several methods are available for the estimation of muscle or lean body mass. Popular …

The interest in non-invasive methods of body composition assessment is on the rise in
health care, especially because of its association with clinical outcomes. Technology has …

Assessment of a low skeletal muscle mass (SM) is important for diagnosis of ageing and
disease-associated sarcopenia and is hindered by heterogeneous methods and …

Physiologically, the intestinal barrier plays a crucial role in homeostasis and nutrient
absorption and prevents pathogenic entry, harmful metabolites, and endotoxin absorption …