• Sarcopenia is defined as muscle loss

• Natural muscle loss due to age can be accelerated due to:

  • lower overall nutritional intake of the aging population

  • chronic diseases[10,11].

• Proper nutritional intake and exercise can lessen muscle loss over time, but there is no way to prevent sarcopenia from happening entirely [10, 12].

• Sarcopenia can pose major health issues as it impacts the quality of life, mortality, and overall health issues of the elderly.

• It is estimated that the United States will spend over $18 billion dollars to care for patients who have been affected by sarcopenia by the year 2050 and at that point, approximately 75% of the geriatric population will be sarcopenic [8, 9, 11].

The following pages are designed to provide information regarding the nutrients and exercise needed to maintain healthy muscles through the aging process.

*If you are concerned that you or a loved one may have sarcopenia, contact a general physician for an evaluation*