Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies

JA Batsis, DT Villareal - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia (the age-related loss of muscle
mass and strength or physical function) is increasing in adults aged 65 years and older. A …

Skeletal muscle performance and ageing

M Tieland, I Trouwborst, BC Clark - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations
is dramatically increasing, which reduces the quality of life and increases healthcare …

Considerations for obesity, vitamin D, and physical activity amid the COVID‐19 pandemic

SJ Carter, MN Baranauskas, AD Fly - Obesity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As the biomedical community races to disentangle the unknowns associated with severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for causing coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition management in older adults with diabetes: a review on the importance of shifting prevention strategies from metabolic syndrome to frailty

Y Tamura, T Omura, K Toyoshima, A Araki - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence of older adults with diabetes has become a major social burden.
Diabetes, frailty, and cognitive dysfunction are closely related to the mechanisms of aging …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical definition of sarcopenia

V Santilli, A Bernetti, M Mangone… - Clinical cases in mineral …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function.
Although it is primarily a disease of the elderly, its development may be associated with …

Effect of vitamin D monotherapy on indices of sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Prokopidis, P Giannos… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The need for standardized assessment of muscle quality in skeletal muscle function deficit and other aging-related muscle dysfunctions: a symposium report

R Correa-de-Araujo, MO Harris-Love, I Miljkovic… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A growing body of scientific literature suggests that not only changes in skeletal muscle
mass, but also other factors underpinning muscle quality, play a role in the decline in …

Epidemiology of sarcopenia and insight into possible therapeutic targets

EM Dennison, AA Sayer, C Cooper - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2017 - nature.com
Musculoskeletal ageing is a major public health concern owing to demographic shifts in the
population. Sarcopenia, generally defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional status, body composition, and quality of life in community-dwelling sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults: A case-control study

S Verlaan, TJ Aspray, JM Bauer, T Cederholm… - Clinical Nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & aim Sarcopenia, the age-related decrease in muscle mass, strength, and
function, is a main cause of reduced mobility, increased falls, fractures and nursing home …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the Korean Sarcopenic Obesity Study

HC Hong, SY Hwang, HY Choi, HJ Yoo, JA Seo… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have shown that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and sarcopenia
may share pathophysiological mechanisms, such as insulin resistance, inflammation …