Muscle Mass / Chronic Illness - Related Research

Is improving muscle the key to optimizing quality of life in chronically ill patients?  The research says YES.

"Sarcopenia is independently related to hospitalization costs.  This condition is estimated to increase hospitalization costs by 58.5% for patients aged below 65 years and 34% for patients aged at or above 65 years."
                   - Sousa AS et al.  Financial impact of sarcopenia on hospitalization costs, Eur J Clin Nutr, Vol. 70, pp. 1046-1051, September 2016.

Studies related to the clinical implications of loss of muscle mass:  

• Financial Impact of Sarcopenia on Hospitalization Costs.
• Muscle Protein Synthesis In Cancer Patients Can Be Stimulated With A Specially Formulated Medical Food.
• Sarcopenia And Diabetes: Two Sides Of The Same Coin.
• Muscle Contractile And Metabolic Dysfunction Is A Common Feature Of Sarcopenia Of Aging And Chronic Diseases: From Sarcopenic Obesity To Cachexia

Newsletters related to the clinical implications of loss of muscle mass:  

Find these In our Moss Nutrition Library of Newsletters under "Sarcopenia"

• Sarcopenia Update-Anabolic Resistance Part I-What It Is, Its Impact On Chronic Illness, and Ideas on Clinical Management
• Sarcopenia Update: Anabolic Resistance Part II: Ideas on Clinical Management
• Sarcopenia Update: Anabolic Resistance Part III: Ideas on Clinical Management
• Sarcopenia and the Elusive Fountain of Youth
• SarcoSelect - A Multinutrient Functional Food Designed To Optimize Quality Of Life In Today's Chronically Ill Patient - Part I
• SarcoSelect - A Multinutrient Functional Food Designed To Optimize Quality Of Life In Today's Chronically Ill Patient - Part II

Supportive Nutritional Products 

SarcoSelect

SarcoSelect DF

Leucine