Research
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Sarcopenia is a potentially reversible disease defined by the concurrent combination of reduced muscle mass and muscle strength, with muscle-specific strength also included as a component.
Sarcopenia is not just 'getting old'; it is a reversible condition defined by low muscle mass and strength. To address it, focus on resistance training and adequate protein intake to build muscle and strength, as these are the core components of the disease definition.
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We agreed that the conceptual definition of sarcopenia comprises the concurrent combination of reduced muscle mass and muscle strength... The conceptual definition of sarcopenia should be a potentially reversible disease.
Why this rating
Based on a rigorous, multi-round Delphi consensus involving 107 international experts from 29 countries.
Source
The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)
Ben Kirk et al. · Age and Ageing · 2024
DOI 10.1093/ageing/afae052
clinical_guideline · n=107Cited 444×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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