Obesity and bone: a complex relationship

G Rinonapoli, V Pace, C Ruggiero, P Ceccarini… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a large literature on the relationship between obesity and bone. What we can
conclude from this review is that the increase in body weight causes an increase in BMD …

Updated systematic review and meta-analysis on diagnostic issues and the prognostic impact of myosteatosis: a new paradigm beyond sarcopenia

H Ahn, DW Kim, Y Ko, J Ha, YB Shin, J Lee… - Ageing Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myosteatosis, which is excessive fat infiltration in the skeletal muscle, is now considered a
distinct disease from sarcopenia. Advances in imaging technique have made muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Oral nutritional supplement with β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves nutrition, physical performance and ameliorates intramuscular adiposity in pre …

LN Peng, YC Cheng, PC Yu, WJ Lee, MH Lin… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Supplementation of high protein oral nutrition shakes supplemented with β-
hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HP-HMB) has been shown to improve muscle mass, muscle …

Intramuscular adipose tissue in the quadriceps is more strongly related to recovery of activities of daily living than muscle mass in older inpatients

N Akazawa, M Kishi, T Hino, R Tsuji… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The relationship between intramuscular adipose tissue at admission and
recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the …

Increased intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps is more strongly related to declines in ADL than is loss of muscle mass in older inpatients

N Akazawa, M Kishi, T Hino, R Tsuji, K Tamura… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Recent studies have shown that increased intramuscular adipose tissue
of the quadriceps in older people is more strongly related to decreased muscle strength, sit …

Evaluation of muscle quality and quantity for the assessment of sarcopenia using mid-thigh computed tomography: a cohort study

H Oba, Y Matsui, H Arai, T Watanabe, H Iida, T Mizuno… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background For the diagnosis of Sarcopenia, European Working Group on Sarcopenia in
Older People (EWGSOP) revised the algorisms in 2019, where they added computed …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of skeletal muscle area measurement on CT with different parameters: a phantom study

DW Kim, J Ha, Y Ko, KW Kim, T Park, J Lee… - Korean Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To evaluate the reliability of CT measurements of muscle quantity and quality
using variable CT parameters. Materials and Methods A phantom, simulating the L2–4 …

Longitudinal relationship between intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps and activities of daily living in older inpatients

N Akazawa, M Kishi, T Hino, R Tsuji… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The longitudinal relationship between intramuscular adipose tissue of the
quadriceps and activities of daily living (ADL) in older inpatients remains unclear. This study …

Relationship between aging and intramuscular adipose tissue in older inpatients

N Akazawa, M Kishi, T Hino, R Tsuji, K Tamura… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Although older inpatients are known to develop various conditions, whether aging
affects intramuscular adipose tissue in older inpatients remains unclear. In particular, an …

Association of low muscle density with deteriorations in muscle strength and physical functioning in rheumatoid arthritis

JF Baker, S Mostoufi-Moab, J Long… - Arthritis care & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with low muscle density due to the
accumulation of intramuscular fat. The present study was undertaken to identify predictors of …