title: Sarcopenia: effects on body composition and function.
abstract: Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass that happens to everyone with age. However, the rate of sarcopenia and the severity of its sequelae vary greatly according to health status, physical activity, and possibly diet. In this review, I discuss the potential mechanisms of sarcopenia and some ideas about prevention and treatment.
authors: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. roubenoff@mpi.edu
authors: Ronenn
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authors: Roubenoff
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001823:Body Composition; D006801:Humans; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*