Regular Exercise Cuts Death Risk Even in Older Adults With Muscle Loss
This study suggests regular leisure activity may blunt the mortality risks tied to muscle loss in older age.
Older adults with sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss) or trouble with daily tasks faced a much higher risk of dying. But those who met the WHO's activity guidelines saw that risk drop sharply. The pattern held across studies in the US, Europe, and China.
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