Stalking Sarcopenia
Authors: Irwin H. Rosenberg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1995)

Editorials1 November 1995Stalking SarcopeniaIrwin H. Rosenberg, MD and Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, MHSIrwin H. Rosenberg, MDTufts University Boston, MA 02111 and Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, MHSTufts University Boston, MA 02111Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-123-9-199511010-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Among the most dramatic biological markers of increasing age are changes in body composition. Although weight may remain stable or increase somewhat throughout adulthood, fat-free mass steadily decreases and fat mass as a percentage of body weight therefore increases [1]. This age-related change is even more impressive if the decrease in muscle mass is measured rather than the decrease in lean body mass or fat-free mass, which includes viscera and bone. 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