Research
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Sarcopenic obesity, characterized by the combination of obesity and loss of lean muscle mass, is a significant nutrition risk that requires specific monitoring and interventions like enhanced protein intake and weight-bearing exercise.
If you are losing weight rapidly or are older, watch out for sarcopenic obesity (losing muscle along with fat). To protect your muscle, increase your protein intake and do weight-bearing exercises. Your doctor should monitor your body composition, not just your weight.
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A combination of calorically dense, poor-quality foods in combination with a sedentary lifestyle have increased prevalence. In addition to poor lifestyle habits and genetic predisposition, increased rates of chronic disease in patients with obesity further enhances nutrition risk and loss of lean muscle mass, resulting in sarcopenic obesity... Approaches to minimize muscle loss during weight management programming include enhancing protein intake and weight-bearing exercise.
Why this rating
Based on consensus statements and clinical guidelines cited.
Source
Key messages on obesity care from the 2023 ASPEN Physician Preconference Course: A narrative review
Givi Basishvili et al. · Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2024
DOI 10.1002/jpen.2632
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