Sarcopenia en la pérdida funcional: rol del ejercicio / Sarcopenia in functional lost: excercise role
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
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19(4): 302-308, 2008.
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Sarcopenia is refers to the gradual decline in muscle mass and quality noted with advancing age, but is not only present in thats condition. In the last time appear new names proposal how myoestheatosis of the aging in reference at changes in the fat composition of the mass muscle. Factors implicated in the etiology of sarcopenia include decreased physical activity, malnutrition, increase inflammatory activity, oxidative stress and abnormalities in the hormonal and the vitamin axes and others. There is growing evidence linking sarcopenia to the frailty and functional disability, falls, decreased bone density, glucose intolerance contributes significantly to the morbidity, decrease in quality of life, and health care cost in the elderly. Exercise has been shown to increase strength, aerobic capacity, and muscle protein synthesis, in both young and older people, however, exercise does not reverse all age related changes, but is a strong tool for maintain the autonomy. In special of the strength and resistence together with adequate nutritional state.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Aging
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Muscular Atrophy
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Exercise
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Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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