<P> Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass ( 0.5 -- 1 % loss per year after the age of 50 ) , quality , and strength associated with aging . Sarcopenia is a component of the frailty syndrome . It is often a component of cachexia . It can also exist independently of cachexia ; whereas cachexia includes malaise and is secondary to an underlying pathosis ( such as cancer ) , sarcopenia may occur in healthy people and does not necessarily include malaise . The term is from Greek σάρξ sarx , `` flesh '' and πενία penia , `` poverty '' . </P>
<P> Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass ( 0.5 -- 1 % loss per year after the age of 50 ) , quality , and strength associated with aging . Sarcopenia is a component of the frailty syndrome . It is often a component of cachexia . It can also exist independently of cachexia ; whereas cachexia includes malaise and is secondary to an underlying pathosis ( such as cancer ) , sarcopenia may occur in healthy people and does not necessarily include malaise . The term is from Greek σάρξ sarx , `` flesh '' and πενία penia , `` poverty '' . </P>
age-related loss of muscle mass and strength is called
age-related loss of muscle mass and strength is called
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia