Sarcopenia is a pathophysiological condition diffused in elderly people; it represents a social issue due to the longer life expectancy and the growing aging population. It affects negatively quality of life and it represents a risk factor for other pathologies, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. No silver bullet exists to hinder sarcopenia, but it may be counteracted by physical exercise, nutrition, and a proper endocrine milieu. Indeed, we aim to analyze the scientific literature to give to clinician effective advices to counteract sarcopenia. Main text: Physical exercise, proper nutrition, optimized hormonal homeostasis represent the three pillars to fight sarcopenia. Physical exercise represents the most effective remedy to face sarcopenia, in particular if it is combined with a proper diet and with an adequate endocrine milieu. Consistency in training, adequate daily protein intake and eugonadism seems to be the keys to fight sarcopenia. The combination of these three pillars might act synergistically.

Physical exercise, nutrition and hormones: three pillars to fight sarcopenia / Sgrò, Paolo; Sansone, Massimiliano; Sansone, Andrea; Sabatini, Stefania; Borrione, Paolo; Romanelli, Francesco; Di Luigi, Luigi. - In: THE AGING MALE. - ISSN 1368-5538. - (2018), pp. 1-14. [10.1080/13685538.2018.1439004]

Physical exercise, nutrition and hormones: three pillars to fight sarcopenia

Sansone, Massimiliano
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Sansone, Andrea;Romanelli, Francesco;
2018

Abstract

Sarcopenia is a pathophysiological condition diffused in elderly people; it represents a social issue due to the longer life expectancy and the growing aging population. It affects negatively quality of life and it represents a risk factor for other pathologies, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. No silver bullet exists to hinder sarcopenia, but it may be counteracted by physical exercise, nutrition, and a proper endocrine milieu. Indeed, we aim to analyze the scientific literature to give to clinician effective advices to counteract sarcopenia. Main text: Physical exercise, proper nutrition, optimized hormonal homeostasis represent the three pillars to fight sarcopenia. Physical exercise represents the most effective remedy to face sarcopenia, in particular if it is combined with a proper diet and with an adequate endocrine milieu. Consistency in training, adequate daily protein intake and eugonadism seems to be the keys to fight sarcopenia. The combination of these three pillars might act synergistically.
2018
Sarcopenia; aging; hormones; nutrition; physical exercise
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Physical exercise, nutrition and hormones: three pillars to fight sarcopenia / Sgrò, Paolo; Sansone, Massimiliano; Sansone, Andrea; Sabatini, Stefania; Borrione, Paolo; Romanelli, Francesco; Di Luigi, Luigi. - In: THE AGING MALE. - ISSN 1368-5538. - (2018), pp. 1-14. [10.1080/13685538.2018.1439004]
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