Sarcopenia: Causes of muscle loss and solutions

 

 

🔍 The main causes:

Time passes…
With age, certain hormones essential for muscle maintenance (such as IGF-1 or growth hormone) decrease.
Muscle recovery slows down, nutrient absorption becomes less efficient… In short, the body weakens.

Habits that are not “muscle-friendly”:
Skipping meals, avoiding protein, not getting enough exercise, sitting for too long…
➤ Inactivity is even the number one risk factor.

Vitamin D deficiency
is very common in France and has a direct impact on muscle tone.

Some silent diseases (the rest of the text seems to continue).