Exercise and nutritional interventions for improving aging muscle health

• Published in: Endocrine Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Forbes, Scott C., Little, Jonathan P., Candow, Darren G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aging - pathology; Aging - physiology; Diabetes; Diet Therapy - methods; Endocrinology; Exercise - physiology; Exercise Therapy; Health; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Models, Biological; multidisciplinary; Muscles - pathology; Muscles - physiology; Muscular Atrophy - diet therapy; Muscular Atrophy - prevention & control; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Review; Sarcopenia - diet therapy; Sarcopenia - prevention & control; Sarcopenia - therapy; Science; Sarcopenia; Amino acids; Creatine; Fatty acids; Protein

Skeletal muscle mass declines with age (i.e., sarcopenia) resulting in muscle weakness and functional limitations. Sarcopenia has been associated with physiological changes in muscle morphology, protein and hormonal kinetics, insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress. The purpose of thi...