Background Ageing, chronic diseases, prolonged inactivity, and inadequate nutrition pose a
severe threat to skeletal muscle health and function. To date, experimental evidence …

Age-related loss of the skeletal muscle and its function is known as sarcopenia. Definition
and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia have been outlined as consensus statements from …

Sarcopenia, an age-related condition characterized by progressive skeletal muscle
degeneration, might exist as one of the primary clinical conditions underlying severe …

Many physiological changes occur with aging. These changes often, directly or indirectly,
result in a deterioration of the quality of life and even in a shortening of life expectancy …

Summary According to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP)
sarcopenia includes both a loss of muscle strength and a decline in functional quality in …

The world's elderly population is expanding rapidly, and we are now faced with the
significant challenge of maintaining or improving physical activity, independence, and …

Sarcopenia is an aged-related syndrome that is progressive and can be accelerated by
other concomitant disease states. Sarcopenia, characterized by loss of skeletal muscle …

Background Chronic low‐grade inflammation has been suggested as one of the key
elements in the development of sarcopenia, but in contrast to disease‐related loss of muscle …

Background Sarcopenia, the age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass and function, is a
relatively poorly understood process which may play an important role in the incidence of …

Introduction Recognition that an older person has sarcopenia is important because this
condition is linked to a range of adverse outcomes. Sarcopenia becomes increasingly …