Sunday, December 11, 2005

BBC NEWS | Health | The secret of 'muscular' old age

BBC NEWS | Health | The secret of 'muscular' old age: "The secret of 'muscular' old age
Man lifting weights
Maintaining muscle mass is easier when young
Scientists believe they have found a way to enable the elderly to maintain muscle.

Muscle is constantly being built and broken down, which works to maintain a balance in young adults.

But as people age, the breakdown process is more successful than the muscle-building action."

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