Age-Related Sarcopenia, Obesity and Inflammaging: Effects of Physical Activity and Nutrition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the upcoming Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health will be titled " Age-Related Sarcopenia, Obesity and Inflammaging: Effects of Physical Activity and Nutrition”.

The overall life expectancy of the human population is rapidly increasing worldwide and the average age is rising at an accelerating rate. With aging, there is an increased risk of unfavorable changes in body composition, including a decrease in muscle quality and quantity (key elements in the diagnosis of sarcopenia) and an increase in fat mass (obesity). The two conditions can coexist as sarcopenic obesity, and they can even be masked by a normal body mass index. Sarcopenia and obesity are associated with several health-related adverse effects, with an important socioeconomical burden. Although there are several pathophysiolog­ical mechanisms, a proinflammatory environment seems to play an important role in the appearance and the association between sarcopenia and obesity. The prevention and treatment of sarcopenia and obesity require a multifactorial approach, including lifestyle interventions, among which physical exercise and diet have a very important role. This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) will focus on the current state of knowledge on the links between nutrition, physical activity and exercise with sarcopenia and obesity in older adults. New research papers, reviews, case reports and conference papers are welcome. Papers dealing with new approaches to sarcopenia and obesity management are also invited. Other manuscript types accepted include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports and commentaries.

Prof. Dr. Fidel Hita-Contreras
Prof. Dr. Antonio Martinez-Amat
Prof. Dr. Agustín Aibar Almazán
Guest Editors

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