Human aging is characterized by skeletal muscle wasting, a debilitating condition which sets
the susceptibility for diseases that directly affect the quality of life and often limit life span …

Muscle weakness and early fatigue are common symptoms of chronic organ diseases, like
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic …

Aging has been associated with a loss of muscle mass that is referred to as 'sarcopenia'.
This decrease in muscle tissue begins around the age of 50 years, but becomes more …

At the present time, there is only limited understanding of the public health significance of
sarcopenia. The well-recognized functional consequences of sarcopenia include gait and …

Muscle erosion, which begins after the age of 55 years, is one of the most important factors
of disability in elderly people. The cumulative decline in muscle mass reaches 40% from 20 …

Muscle power declines earlier and more precipitously with advancing age compared with
muscle strength. Peak muscle power also has emerged as an important predictor of …

Demographers expect the number of older persons to double to 86.7 million—or to 20.6% of
the US population—by the year 2050. As has occurred over the past decade, the health care …

The world's elderly population is expanding rapidly, and we are now faced with the
significant challenge of maintaining or improving physical activity, independence, and …

The escalation of life expectancy is accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of age-
related conditions, such as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia, a muscle condition defined by low …

The ever increasing burden of an aging population and pandemic of metabolic syndrome
worldwide demands further understanding of the modifiable risk factors in reducing disability …