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Risk factors for loss of muscle strength in aging men
Forrest KY
, Zmuda JM, Cauley JA. Patterns and determinants of muscle strength change with aging in older men. Aging Male. 2005 Sep-Dec;8(3):151-6.

From the article abstract: "Decreased muscle strength with aging is associated with functional disability in older adults. However, few studies have longitudinally evaluated the rate of muscle strength loss and the risk factors for the loss in older men. This study examined the patterns and determinants of muscle strength change with aging in a healthy older male population."

The researchers concluded that the following were risk factors:
"Multivariate analyses revealed that besides older age, other risk factors also contributed to the loss of muscle strength in older men, including back pain, use of calcium channel blockers, caffeine intake, and height and weight loss."

Read the abstract at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16390738

 

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Marc Darrow, M.D., J.D.,
is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine. He is a world recognized specialist in many chronic disorders. He has been featured in national publications, and television and radio shows, for his innovative approach to medicine. As the medical director of the Darrow Wellness Institute in West Los Angeles, Dr. Darrow has helped create an age management program for those individuals interested in maintaining a youthful, healthy vigor for adults through “middle age” and well into the senior years.


Why am I so driven to work in the age management field? Basically it was for my own personal, mental, and spiritual well being.
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