Malnutrition and sarcopenia

• Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 793 - 798
• Main Author: Sieber, Cornel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - metabolism; Exercise - physiology; Frail Elderly; Frailty - etiology; Frailty - physiopathology; Frailty - prevention & control; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Humans; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - complications; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Older people; Review; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - etiology; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; Sarcopenia - prevention & control; Definition; Sarcopenia; Frailty; Nutritional treatment; Malnutrition

Risk for or established malnutrition is frequent in older adults, accompanied by functional limitations, increased morbidity and mortality. Protein-energy malnutrition is often observed and leads besides other predisposing factors to sarcopenia, the increased loss of muscle mass with aging. Sarcopen...