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Muscle loss increases the risk of sarcopenia, frailty, and reduced quality of life, especially among older adults.
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition, people lose muscle mass and height, which is known as sarcopenia, and more easily add body fat.6
As a result, aging—especially during the middle decades of life—can lead to endomorphic body shapes.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent evidence suggests that one of the key factors leading to sarcopenia is low muscle strength.
—Zachary Gillen, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
Physical Activity and Exercise Though natural aging plays a dominant role in sarcopenia, lack of physical activity also contributes to the loss of muscle mass.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
Muscle atrophy in space isn’t exactly the same process as sarcopenia caused by gradual aging on Earth, Huang notes.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 9 Aug. 2021
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 28 Aug. 2025
In addition, people lose muscle mass and height, which is known as sarcopenia, and more easily add body fat.6
As a result, aging—especially during the middle decades of life—can lead to endomorphic body shapes.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent evidence suggests that one of the key factors leading to sarcopenia is low muscle strength.
—Zachary Gillen, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
Physical Activity and Exercise Though natural aging plays a dominant role in sarcopenia, lack of physical activity also contributes to the loss of muscle mass.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 2 July 2023
Muscle atrophy in space isn’t exactly the same process as sarcopenia caused by gradual aging on Earth, Huang notes.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 9 Aug. 2021
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“Sarcopenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarcopenia. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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sarcopenia
noun
sar·co·pe·nia
ˌsär-kō-ˈpē-nē-ə 
: reduction in skeletal muscle mass due to aging
Age-related sarcopenia is a key component of frailty.—Alessandro Laviano, The New England Journal of Medicine
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