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Editorial
. 2021 Nov 8;114(5):1579-1580.
doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab283.

Can increasing physical activity prevent aging-related loss of skeletal muscle?

Steven B Heymsfield  1 , Nicole Fearnbach  1
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Can increasing physical activity prevent aging-related loss of skeletal muscle?

Steven B Heymsfield et al. Am J Clin Nutr. .
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  • Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life.
    Westerterp KR, Yamada Y, Sagayama H, Ainslie PN, Andersen LF, Anderson LJ, Arab L, Baddou I, Bedu-Addo K, Blaak EE, Blanc S, Bonomi AG, Bouten CVC, Bovet P, Buchowski MS, Butte NF, Camps SGJA, Close GL, Cooper JA, Das SK, Cooper R, Dugas LR, Ekelund U, Entringer S, Forrester T, Fudge BW, Goris AH, Gurven M, Hambly C, El Hamdouchi A, Hoos MB, Hu S, Joonas N, Joosen AM, Katzmarzyk P, Kempen KP, Kimura M, Kraus WE, Kushner RF, Lambert EV, Leonard WR, Lessan N, Martin CK, Medin AC, Meijer EP, Morehen JC, Morton JP, Neuhouser ML, Nicklas TA, Ojiambo RM, Pietiläinen KH, Pitsiladis YP, Plange-Rhule J, Plasqui G, Prentice RL, Rabinovich RA, Racette SB, Raichlen DA, Ravussin E, Reynolds RM, Roberts SB, Schuit AJ, Sjödin AM, Stice E, Urlacher SS, Valenti G, Van Etten LM, Van Mil EA, Wells JCK, Wilson G, Wood BM, Yanovski J, Yoshida T, Zhang X, Murphy-Alford AJ, Loechl CU, Luke AH, Pontzer H, Rood J, Schoeller DA, Wong WW, Speakman JR; International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labeled Water database group. Westerterp KR, et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Nov 8;114(5):1583-1589. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab260. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021. PMID: 34477824 Free PMC article.

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