Sarcopenia means “little muscle.” We lose muscle mass beginning at age 30 and every year, a person may lose 2% of their muscle mass. Dynapenia is the age-related loss of muscular strength not related to a neurologic or muscular disease. The causes of sarcopenia and dynapenia include immobility, sedentary lifestyle, change in protein metabolism (more…
Sarcopenia: The Scourge of Aging
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