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The lack of a unified, consensus definition for sarcopenia hinders the development of evidence-based treatments and prevents accurate comparison of research outcomes.
Patients and doctors should be aware that inconsistent definitions of sarcopenia currently make it difficult to compare treatment results. However, resistance training remains the recommended standard of care regardless of the specific diagnostic label used.
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The longstanding lack of a consensus definition for sarcopenia limits research and clinical application.
Why this rating
This is an editorial commentary on the state of the field, not a primary research finding.
Source
Apples to apples? Discordant definitions still hinder evidence‐based treatments for sarcopenia
Giulia Coletta et al. · Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle · 2023
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.13339
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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