Challenges to Limiting Sarcopenia and Age-Related Diseases to Promote Healthy Aging (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength was first defined by Rosenberg in 1997 as a hallmark of aging and has since been referred to as sarcopenia. As life expectancy continues to increase worldwide, sarcopenia has become a major public health issue. Moreover, sarcopenia, rather than being considered “a process of normative aging”, is a disease according to the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM).

The impact of sarcopenia on health and well-being is broad and includes impaired function, increased morbidity, increased incidence of institutionalization, reduced quality of life and even death. Sarcopenia increases the risk of age-related diseases such as osteoporosis, obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, cachexia, physical frailty and injury, which accelerate its progression. Thus, it is important we define possible ways of promoting healthy and successful aging.

This Special Issue will highlight the challenges of sarcopenia and age-related diseases to promote healthy aging. It intends to bring together basic researchers and clinicians working in the areas of nutritional sciences, geriatrics, internal medicine and public health. Both original research and review articles will be considered suitable for inclusion in this Special Issue.

Dr. Dominique Meynial-Denis
Prof. Dr. Giacomo Garibotto
Guest Editors

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