Sarcopenic obesity: A Critical appraisal of the current evidence

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 583-601

  Prado, C M M ^a   Wells, J C K ^b   Smith, S R ^c   Stephan, B C M ^d   Siervo, M ^e  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Ageing; Body composition; Cardio metabolic risk; Muscle mass

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SARCOPENIC OBESITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSITY; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84866608712     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.06.010     Document Type: Review

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