ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2020
Exploring the Impact of Obesity on Skeletal Muscle Function in Older Age.
Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional status and physical function of older adults living in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Muscle strength, muscle morphology, and oxidative capacity in normal weight versus overweight and obese youth: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Personalized blood flow restriction training at variable occlusion pressures improves multisystem function in overweight and obese older women.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Sleep bruxism is highly prevalent in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a large-scale polysomnographic study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Trial
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- Effects of Volumetric Alterations of the Tongue Base on Craniofacial Growth in the Adult Minipig.Journal of morphology · 2026Article
- Cellular and molecular pathways linking obesity to skeletal muscle dysfunction.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Abdominal visceral to subcutaneous fat distribution in dogs: computed tomography accuracy and factors associated with distribution.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- High prevalence of sarcopenia, osteoporosis and osteosarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease compared with healthy controls.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
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- The prevalence and influencing factors of dynapenia among middle-aged and elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Comparing DXA and MRI body composition measurements in cross-sectional and longitudinal cohorts.Communications medicine · 2026Article
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- Novel Anthropometric Indices and Probability of Adequate Nutrient Intake in the Older Polish Population.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Age-Related Anabolic Resistance: Nutritional and Exercise Strategies, and Potential Relevance to Life-Long Exercisers.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Frailty, Cognition, and Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2025Article
- Changes in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness associate with disease and anthropometric factors.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Dietary protein intake and overall diet quality in adults with cystic fibrosis following elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapy.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Observational
- Defective protein persulfidation is involved in obesity associated skeletal muscle dysfunction: role of SIRT-1.Redox biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sarcopenia is of important clinical relevance for loss of independence in older adults. The prevalence of obesity in combination with sarcopenia ("sarcopenic-obesity") is increasing at a rapid rate. However, whilst the development of sarcopenia is understood to be multi-factorial and harmful to health, the role of obesity from a protective and damaging perspective on skeletal muscle in aging, is poorly understood. Specifically, the presence of obesity in older age may be accompanied by a greater volume of skeletal muscle mass in weight-bearing muscles compared with lean older individuals, despite impaired physical function and resistance to anabolic stimuli. Collectively, these findings support a potential
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