In mammals, the white adipocyte is a cell type that is specialized for storage of energy (in the
form of triacylglycerols) and for energy mobilization (as fatty acids). White adipocyte …

Cancer cachexia is a devastating, multifactorial and often irreversible syndrome that affects
around 50–80% of cancer patients, depending on the tumour type, and that leads to …

An awareness of the importance of nutritional status in hospital settings began more than 40
years ago. Much has been learned since and has altered care. For the past 40 years several …

Cachexia is a systemic condition that occurs during many neoplastic diseases, such as
cancer. Cachexia in cancer is characterized by loss of body weight and muscle and by …

Cancer cachexia is characterized by a significant reduction in body weight resulting
predominantly from loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. Cachexia causes reduced …

Skeletal muscle contains intramyocellular lipid droplets within the cytoplasm of myocytes as
well as intermuscular adipocytes. These depots exhibit physiological and pathological …

Introduction A precise quantitative measurement of skeletal muscle mass is fundamental for
diagnosing sarcopenia in older individuals. The current techniques of assessment, including …

Metabolic dysfunction contributes to the clinical deterioration observed in advanced cancer
patients and is characterized by weight loss, skeletal muscle wasting, and atrophy of the …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the nomenclature, clinical impact, and
diagnostic techniques characterizing sarcopenia. CONCLUSION. Sarcopenia—defined as …

Age-related muscle loss is a phenomenon that has been extensively studied in recent
decades. Sarcopenia is a multisystem disease, which predisposes to muscle weakness and …