Meaning of sarcopenia | Babel Free

Definitions

Gradual loss of skeletal muscle due to aging, immobility, illness, or combinations thereof.

uncountable, usually

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“Now, let⟳ me stop⟳ here to make⟳ a sort⟳ of plea. No decline⟳ with age is more dramatic or potentially more functionally significant than the decline⟳ in lean⟳ body mass. […] Think⟳ of the implication of this decrease in lean⟳ body mass in respect⟳ to the physical behavior of elderly subjects. There may be no single feature of age-related decline⟳ that could more dramatically affect⟳ ambulation, mobility, calorie intake, and overall nutrient intake and status, independence, breathing, etc. Why have⟳ we not given it more attention? Perhaps it needs a name⟳ derived from the Greek. I'll suggest⟳ a couple: sarcomalacia or sarcopenia. We might study⟳ more about the relationship between this decline⟳ and exercise; such studies are being done in some of the laboratories at our center. We know⟳ that elders can build⟳ and rebuild⟳ muscle mass. Even the frail elderly can recover⟳ function remarkably. I think⟳ this is am opportunity for some new attention that would pay⟳ off handsomely in maintaining the health and vigor that we described as a goal of our work⟳.”

“Factors contributing to frailty include⟳ sarcopenia and decline⟳ in executive function.”

“2021, Beatrice Gasperini, Stefano Volpato, Antonio Cherubini, Chapter 9: Acute Sarcopenia, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, John E. Morley (editors), Sarcopenia, John Wiley & Sons (Wiley Blackwell), 2nd Edition, page 96, The incidence of sarcopenia was investigated in the GLISTEN study⟳. Sarcopenia at hospital admission was diagnosed in 227 (34.7%) patients.”

“When no evident cause of gradual-onset chronic sarcopenia is present⟳ in an older person, age-associated (primary) sarcopenia is diagnosed, and further examination of long-term habits that may have⟳ led to sarcopenia is appropriate.”

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