For Researchers
D. Spira, N. Buchmann, M. König, et al.Nutrition. 2019;62:1-6 Sex-specific differences in factors associated with aging and lifespan, such as sarcopenia and disease development, are increasingly recognized. The study aims to assess sex-specific aspects of the association between vitamin D insufficiency and low lean mass as well as between vitamin D insufficiency and the frailty phenotype. |
B.M. Zanforlini, C. Trevisan, A. Bertocco, et al.Exp Gerontol. 2019 Apr 24. pii: S0531-5565(19)30121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.04.016. [Epub ahead of print] The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether two cellular and metabolic health indices, phase angle (PhA) and metabolic equivalents (METs), can predict changes in frailty states in fit community-dwelling older people. |
K. Rustani, L. Kundisova, P.L. Capecchi, et al.Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2019;83:151-154 According to European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) the diagnosis of sarcopenia requires the assessment of muscle mass, muscle force and function, that is time-consuming and not easily at hand in everyday clinical practice. We propose the B-mode ultrasound measurement of muscle thickness as a quick screening test to assess the presence of sarcopenia. |
C.W. Li, K. Yu, N. Shyh-Chang, et al.J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12417. [Epub ahead of print] In this study, we evaluated whether proinflammatory cytokines are associated with the onset of sarcopenia, which circulating factors are associated with the severity of sarcopenia, and how these factors change after lifestyle interventions in sarcopenic elderly persons. |
T. Snijders, M. Leenders, L.C.P.G.M. de Groot, et al.Exp Gerontol. 2019;121:71-78. Although resistance type exercise training (RT) effectively increases muscle mass and strength in older individuals, it remains unclear whether gains in muscle mass and strength are maintained without continued supervised training. We assessed the capacity of older individuals to maintain muscle mass and strength gains one year after partaking in a successful RT program. |
A. Granic, A.A. Sayer, S.M. RobinsonNutrients. 2019 Mar 30;11(4). pii: E745. doi: 10.3390/nu11040745. The prevalence of sarcopenia increases with age and leads to high personal, social, and economic costs. Finding adequate nutritional measures to maintain muscle health, preserve function, and independence for the growing population of older adults would have important scientific and societal implications. |



