Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic ObesitySarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity
- Other Titles
- Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity
- Authors
- 최경묵
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 대한내분비학회
- Keywords
- Sarcopenia; Obesity; Muscle
- Citation
- Endocrinology and Metabolism, v.28, no.2, pp.86 - 89
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 86
- End Page
- 89
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/105706
- ISSN
- 2093-596X
- Abstract
- The aging process is associated with progressive loss of muscle mass and strength, as well as decline in physical functioning. Although consensus diagnosis has not been reached, sarcopenia is increasingly defined by both loss of muscle mass and loss of muscle function or strength. The cause of sarcopenia is suggested as multifactorial, including hormonal changes, inflammatory pathway activation,fatty infiltration, poor nutrition, and decreased physical activity. Sarcopenia is often associated with visceral obesity. Sarcopenic obesity in the elderly impacts metabolic complications and represents a major public health challenge in a rapidly aging society.
Further research about sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity may be needed to confront the influence of aging society in Korea.
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