Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is common in individuals with obesity due to metabolic changes associated with a sedentary lifestyle, adipose tissue derangements, comorbidities (acute and chronic diseases) and during the ageing process. Co-existence of excess adiposity and low muscle mass/function is referred to as sarcopenic obesity (SO), a condition increasingly recognized for its clinical and functional features that negatively influence important patient-centred outcomes. Effective prevention and treatment strategies for SO are urgently needed, but efforts are hampered by the lack of a universally established SO definition and diagnostic criteria. Resulting inconsistencies in the literature also negatively affect the ability to define prevale

SUBMITTER: Donini LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210010 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature