Regular Exercise Cuts Death Risk Even in Older Adults With Muscle Loss
Graded Strong — analysis of three nationally representative cohorts totalling 64,146 older adults, with consistent patterns across the US, Europe and China.
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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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