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M.C. Gonzalez, T.G. Barbosa-Silva, S.B. HeymsfieldCurr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2018;21(5):366-374 As bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA) equations and cut-off values are population and device-specific, results should be interpreted with caution when data from different devices are applied in equations or using cut-off values from a different population. |
V. Carnevale, V. Castriotta, P.A. Piscitelli, et al.J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018;19(9):793-796 Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome, whose diagnosis implies the assessment of muscle mass. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the reference method for clinical practice, but it is not universally available. In this cross-sectional study, we compared DXA with 2 anthropometry-based methods to assess muscle mass in older adults. |
J.R. Best, T. Liu-Ambrose, A.L. Metti, et al.J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2018;73(9):1265-1271 In this longitudinal study, we hypothesized that early mobility limitations would contribute to later decreases in physical activity to a larger degree than the reciprocal association of early decreases in physical activity to later mobility limitations. |
A.A. ZulfiqarGeriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2018;16(3):269-277 A prospective, observational study was performed in subjects aged over 75 years, coming from the first neuro-geriatric consultation, from July 3, 2017 to August 18, 2017, included in the CHU Rouen, and benefiting from frailty screening through the use of the grid SEGAm (part A); this correlated with the subjective opinion of the nurse. |
G.S. Lynch and R. KoopmanMeat Sci. 2018;144:180-185 Glycine supplementation or feeding animal products with a high glycine content (e.g. gelatin), could represent simple and effective nutritional strategies as part of a suite of therapies to attenuate sarcopenia. |
N. Rosique-Esteban, N. Babio, A. Díaz-López, et al.Clin Nutr. 2018 Jun 6. pii: S0261-5614(18)30209-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.05.023. [Epub ahead of print] We aimed to examine the associations of leisure-time physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with the prevalence of sarcopenia, body composition and muscle strength among older adults having overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome, from the PREDIMED-Plus trial. |



