Open AccessMyoglobin, Muscle Strength and Elderly Fall-Associated Nutrition
Author(s) -
Attapon Cheepsattayakorn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bioscience and biomedical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2693-2504
DOI - 10.47485/2693-2504.1047
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , osteoporosis , sarcopenic obesity , muscle mass , elderly people , incidence (geometry) , bone mineral , kyphosis , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , physical therapy , endocrinology , gerontology , surgery , radiography , physics , optics
The involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function or “sarcopenia” is one of the most prominent effects of aging process [1-3]. Approximately, muscle mass reduces 3-8 % per 10 years after the age of 30 and this rate increases after the age of 60 [4, 5]. These changes are the fundamental causes of disability in the elderly and functional dependence [6, 7]. These changes are also associated with a progressive increase in fat mass, changes in body composition, bone density decreases (osteoporosis), kyphosis, joint stiffness increases, an increased incidence of insulin resistance in the elderly, obesity, and heart disease [1, 4, 5, 8]. Impact-absorbing flooring, an example of preventive medicine trials could reduce the relative risk (RR) of injury due to fall in elderly by 59 % in a nursing home [9]