Overview of the study exploring the link between sarcopenia and cognitive decline (IMAGE)

Doshisha University

Overview of the study exploring the link between sarcopenia and cognitive decline

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This work investigated how various indicators of muscle quality, mass, and strength were related to cognitive parameters in middle-aged and older adults. The results showed that phase angle—an indicator of muscle quality that is very convenient to measure—was strongly related to cognitive decline.

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Postdoctoral Researcher Kentaro Ikeue from Doshisha University, Japan

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