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Sarcopenia - Molecular, Cellular, and Nutritional Aspects - Applications to Humans (Paperback)
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Sarcopenia - Molecular, Cellular, and Nutritional Aspects - Applications to Humans (Paperback)
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Sarcopenia: Molecular, Cellular, and Nutritional Aspects describes
the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, defined
by Rosenberg in 1997 as a hallmark of aging and referred to as
"sarcopenia". As life expectancy continues to increase worldwide,
sarcopenia has become a major public health issue. The condition
worsens in the presence of chronic diseases that accelerate its
progression. Sarcopenia is not considered to be "a process of
normative aging" but according to the International Classification
of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), as a
disease. As sarcopenia is an unavoidable process, prevention and
management are the only options to promote healthy aging, actions
that should perhaps should perhaps be taken during youth. Included
in this book: * Features essential information on sarcopenia, its
current definition, and molecular and cellular aspects of this
disease * Discusses the development of physical frailty, a
complication of sarcopenia, and predicts its occurrence in the
older population * Presents alterations in muscle protein turnover
and mitochondrial dysfunction in the aging process * Provides data
on the negative involvement of sarcopenia in certain chronic
diseases that can lead to cachexia, a metabolic wasting syndrome *
Describes presbyphagia or age-related changes in the swallowing
mechanism in older people * Details possible strategies to combat
muscle wasting in healthy older adults and their limitations This
book features information collected from pioneers or experts on
human aging from around the globe, including Europe, Brazil,
Canada, Japan and the United States. It is a valuable source of
information for nutritional scientists, medical doctors, sports
scientists, food scientists, dietitians, students in these fields,
and for anyone interested in nutrition. We hope this book provides
a better understanding of sarcopenia which inevitably occurs with
aging without weight loss. The book also provides information
outlining strategies to prevent or limit muscle wasting due to
normal aging in order to promote successful aging.
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