Exercise and Nutrition Strategies to Counteract Sarcopenic Obesity.
As the population is aging rapidly, there is a strong increase in the number of individuals with chronic disease and physical limitations. The decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) and the increase in fat mass (obesity) are important contributors to the development of physical limitations, which aggravates the chronic diseases prognosis. The combination of the two conditions, which is referred to as sarcopenic obesity, amplifies the risk for these negative health outcomes, which demonstrates the importance of preventing or counteracting sarcopenic obesity. One of the main challenges is the preservation of the skeletal muscle mass and function, while simultaneously reducing the fat mass in this population. Exercise and nutrition are two key components in the development, as well as the prevention and treatment of sarcopenic obesity. The main aim of this narrative review is to summarize the different, both separate and combined, exercise and nutrition strategies so as to prevent and/or counteract sarcopenic obesity. This review therefore provides a current update of the various exercise and nutritional strategies to improve the contrasting body composition changes and physical functioning in sarcopenic obese individuals.
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D000375:Aging D001823:Body Composition D004032:Diet D004038:Diet, Reducing D004044:Dietary Proteins D015444:Exercise D006801:Humans D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic D018977:Micronutrients D018482:Muscle, Skeletal D009752:Nutritional Status D009765:Obesity D064887:Observational Studies as Topic D055948:Sarcopenia
exercise nutrition sarcopenic obesity aging body composition