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ReviewNutrients2025

Sarcopenia in MASLD-Eat to Beat Steatosis, Move to Prove Strength.

Dana Crişan, Lucreţia Avram, Andreea Morariu-Barb, Cristiana Grapa, Ioana Hirişcau, Rareş Crăciun, Valer Donca, Andrada Nemeş

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Muscle Mass, Strength, and Quality in MASLD: A Systematic Review.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Dana CrişanFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1627-9670
Lucreţia AvramFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2656-3234
Andreea Morariu-BarbFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cristiana GrapaFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ioana HirişcauFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Rareş CrăciunFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5872-8630
Valer DoncaFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0231-2131
Andrada NemeşFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0600-6097

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The connections between sarcopenia and various chronic conditions, including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and liver disease have been highlighted recently. There is also a high occurrence of sarcopenia in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients, who are often disregarded. Both experimental and clinical findings suggest a complex, bidirectional relationship between MASLD and sarcopenia. While vitamin D, testosterone, and specific drug therapies show promise in mitigating sarcopenia, consensus on effective treatments is lacking. Recent focus on lifestyle interventions emphasizes dietary therapy and exercise for sarcopenic obesity in MASLD. Challenges arise as weight loss, a primary MASLD treatment, may lead to muscle mass reduction. The therapeutic approach to sarcopenia in morbidly obese MASLD patients also includes bariatric surgery (BS). BS induces weight loss and stabilizes metabolic imbalances, but its impact on sarcopenia is nuanced, underscoring the need for further research. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive review of the interplay between sarcopenia and MASLD and offer insight into the most recent therapeutic challenges and discoveries, as sarcopenia is often overlooked or unrecognized and poses significant challenges for managing these patients.

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Fatty LiverSarcopeniaBariatric SurgeryDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansMetabolic SyndromeWeight LossMASLDmetabolic syndromesarcopeniasarcopenic obesitytype 2 diabetes

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