Sarcopenic obesity and inflammation in the InCHIANTI study

The aging process is often paralleled by decreases in muscle and increases in fat mass. At the extreme these two processes lead to a condition known as “sarcopenic obesity” (Roubenoff R. Ann NY Acad Sci 904: 553–557, 2000). Research suggests that inflammatory cytokines produced by adipose tissue, es... View More