Saturday, November 24, 2012

Ceramide, sarcopenia, and aging

http://www.omglobe.com/2012/10/31/fat-molecule-ceramide-may-factor-in-muscle-loss-in-older-adults/


FAT MOLECULE CERAMIDE MAY FACTOR IN MUSCLE LOSS IN OLDER ADULTS

10/31/2012 As men and women age, increasing quantities of fat tissue inevitably take up residence in skeletal muscle.
A small study of older and younger men conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests that a build-up of a fat molecule known as ceramide might play a leading role in muscle deterioration in older adults. The results of the study were published online this month by theJournal of Applied Physiology, a publication of the American Physiological Society.

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