Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement

Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement

Introduction: Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is common in individuals with obesity due to metabolic changes associated with a sedentary lifestyle, adipose tissue derangements, comorbidities (acute and chronic diseases) and during the ageing process. Co-existence of excess adi...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo M. Donini, Luca Busetto, Stephan C. Bischoff, Tommy Cederholm, Maria D. Ballesteros-Pomar, John A. Batsis, Juergen M. Bauer, Yves Boirie, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Dror Dicker, Stefano Frara, Gema Frühbeck, Laurence Genton, Yftach Gepner, Andrea Giustina, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Ho-Seong Han, Steven B. Heymsfield, Takashi Higashiguchi, Alessandro Laviano, Andrea Lenzi, Ibolya Nyulasi, Edda Parrinello, Eleonora Poggiogalle, Carla M. Prado, Javier Salvador, Yves Rolland, Ferruccio Santini, Mireille J. Serlie, Hanping Shi, Cornel C. Sieber, Mario Siervo, Roberto Vettor, Dennis T. Villareal, Dorothee Volkert, Jianchun Yu, Mauro Zamboni, Rocco Barazzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-02-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
obesity
sarcopenia
sarcopenic obesity
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/521241

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