Background Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and strength. Despite the
seriousness of this disease, a single diagnostic criterion has not yet been established. Few …

Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. The
prevalence of sarcopenia was reported to be up to 29% in older persons in the community …

Muscle health is important for the functionality and independence of older adults, and certain
nutrients as well as dietary patterns have been shown to offer protective effects against …

Background Vitamin D supplementation is proposed as a potentially effective nutritional
intervention to mitigate the risk of sarcopenia. The aim of this systematic review and meta …

Obesity is a major public health issue with prevalence increasing worldwide. Obesity is a
well-established risk factor for CVD and mortality in adult populations. However, the impact …

Skeletal muscle is capable of secreting different factors in order to communicate with other
tissues. These mediators, the myokines, show potentially far-reaching effects on non-muscle …

The substantial decline in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and gait speed is a sign of severe
sarcopenia, which may partly depend on genetic risk factors. So far, hundreds of genome …

Abstract Purpose of Review Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a growing public health problem in
older adults. Whether SO confers higher risk of cardiometabolic disease and mortality than …

Background: Sarcopenia is a progressive generalized skeletal muscle disorder that causes
the accelerated loss of muscle mass and function. Osteoporosis is a systemic condition of …

Background Aging is associated with body composition changes that include a reduction of
muscle mass or sarcopenia and an increase in visceral obesity. Thus, aging involves a …