SynthesisNutrients2022
Diet Quality and Measures of Sarcopenia in Developing Economies: A Systematic Review.
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- Pooled it
- Prognostic value of sarcopenia in aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Mediterranean Diet and Sarcopenia Features in Apparently Healthy Adults over 65 Years: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Development of Sarcopenia Management Systems for Former Homeless Older Adults Residing in Supportive Housing: Mixed Methods Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2026Article
- Sarcopenic obesity in the Asia-Pacific region: Epidemiology, risk factors, and management.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2025Review
- Consumptıon of ultra-processed foods can accelerate age-related appearance of sarcopenıa.Biogerontology · 2025Review
- Review
- Mid- and long-term associations between food insecurity and sarcopenia.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Are Dietary Patterns Relevant for Reducing the Risk of Fractures and Sarcopenia?Current osteoporosis reports · 2025Review
- Effect of dentition status on perceived mobility limitation among older Brazilian adults: a cohort study.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between Japanese Diet Adherence and Muscle Weakness in Japanese Adults Aged ≥50 Years: Findings from the JSTAR Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Deep neural network for prediction of diet quality among doctors and nurses in North China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Dietary diversity and possible sarcopenia among older people in China: a nationwide population-based study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Relationship between tooth loss and sarcopenia in suburban community-dwelling older adults in Shanghai and Tianjin of China.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Sarcopenia refers to common age-related changes characterised by loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical performance that results in physical disability, poorer health status, and higher mortality in older adults. Diet quality is indicated as a potentially modifiable risk factor for sarcopenia. However, the association between diet quality and sarcopenia in developing economies appears to be conflicting. Hence, we conducted a systematic review of the literature from developing economies examining the relationship between diet quality and at least one of the three components of sarcopenia, including muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, and the overall risk of sarcopenia. No restrictions on age and study design were employed. We identified 15 studies that met review inclusion criteria. There was heterogeneity among the studies in the diet quality metric used and sarcopenia-related outcomes evaluated. Longitudinal evidence and studies relating diet quality to a holistic definition of sarcopenia were lacking. Although limited and predominantly cross-sectional, the evidence consistently showed that diet quality defined by diversity and nutrient adequacy was positively associated with sarcopenia components, such as muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance.
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