Background: Sarcopenia can predispose individuals to falls, fractures, hospitalization, and
mortality. The prevalence of sarcopenia depends on the population studied and the …

Sarcopenia has been recognized as a muscle disease, with adverse consequences on
health. Updated recommendations, aimed at increasing awareness of sarcopenia and its …

The loss of muscle mass, strength and function, known as sarcopenia, is common in older
adults, and is associated with falls, fractures, cardiometabolic diseases, and lower quality of …

Purpose Chronic low-grade systemic inflammation affects muscle protein metabolism. The
dietary inflammatory index (DII®) is a tool designed to assess the inflammatory potential of …

Introduction This study aims to develop and validate an integrative intrinsic capacity (IC)
scoring system, to investigate its associations with a wide spectrum of biomarkers and to …

Background Malnutrition is common in colorectal cancer patients. Malnutrition is recognized
as a risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes, yet there are no consistent diagnostic …

Introduction The Handheld Dynamometer (HHD) has the potential to overcome some of the
logistic and economic limitations of isokinetic dynamometers for measuring knee extension …

Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia in older
adults. This review describes the possible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms …

Background Aging and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are associated with an increased risk of
sarcopenia. Diagnosis of sarcopenia is commonly done using dual-energy X-ray …

Background Post-COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by diverse symptoms and
abnormalities that persist beyond 12 weeks from the onset of acute COVID-19. Severity …