Treating the Loss of Muscle, or Sarcopenia, of Aging - NYTimes.com

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Loss of muscle mass affects about 10 percent of men and women over 60 and is a major reason the elderly lose mobility and cannot live independently, researchers say. Now they are looking for ways to prevent or reverse the condition. As Andrew Pollack of The New York Times writes:
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