Prevention and Treatment of Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia represents the decline in skeletal muscle mass and function with age characterized by the muscle fibers quality strength muscle endurance and metabolic ability decreasing as well as the fat and connective tissue growing. Reduction of muscle strength with aging leads to loss of functional capacity causing disability mortality and other adverse health outcomes. Because of the increase of the proportion of elderly in the population sarcopenia-related morbidity will become an increasing area of health care resource utilization.Diagnostic screening consists of individuation of body composition assessed by DEXA anthropometry bioelectrical impedance MRI or CT scan. Management is possible with resistance training exercise and vibration therapy nutritional supplements and pharmacological treatment.The book includes articles from different nationalities treating the experimental and medical applications of sarcopenia. The consequences of sarcopenia in frailty are treated in relation to other associated pathologies or lesions as femoral neck fractures and hepatocellular carcinoma.