Nutrition, frailty, and sarcopenia

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 43 - 48
• Main Authors: Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J., Kiesswetter, Eva, Drey, Michael, Sieber, Cornel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data; Frailty; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Incidence; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nutritional Status - physiology; Obesity - complications; Older people; Review; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - diagnosis; Sarcopenia - epidemiology; Mobility; Sarcopenia; Frailty; Muscle; Geriatric nutrition

Frailty and sarcopenia are important concepts in the quest to prevent physical dependence, as geriatrics are shifting towards identifications of early stages of disability. Definitions of both sarcopenia and frailty are still developing, and both concepts clearly overlap in their physical aspects. M...