Life expectancy is increasing worldwide, with a resultant increase in the elderly population.
Aging is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength–a …

Body composition refers to the amount of fat and lean tissues in our body; it is a science that
looks beyond a unit of body weight, accounting for the proportion of different tissues and its …

Skeletal muscle contains intramyocellular lipid droplets within the cytoplasm of myocytes as
well as intermuscular adipocytes. These depots exhibit physiological and pathological …

BACKGROUND: The loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging has been attributed to a
decline in muscle fiber number and muscle fiber size. OBJECTIVE: To define to what extent …

Background Sarcopenia was identified recently as a poor prognostic factor in patients with
cancer. The present study investigated the effect of sarcopenia on short-and long-term …

The radiological assessment of muscle properties—size, mass, density (also termed
radiodensity), composition, and adipose tissue infiltration—is fundamental in muscle …

Aging is associated with progressive changes in total and regional fat distribution that have
negative health consequences. Indeed, a preferential increase in abdominal fat, in particular …

" This text describes the four major methods of nutritional assessment (dietary,
anthropometric, biometric, and clinical) in an understandable and contemporary way. It …

Aging is often accompanied by declines in physical functioning which impedes older adults'
quality of life, sense of independence, and ability to perform daily tasks. Age-related …

Context As many sports are divided in male/female categories, governing bodies have
formed regulations on the eligibility for transgender individuals to compete in these …