Preview: Defying Aging

Millions fall and tens of thousands die as a result of falls each year.  Frailty, a geriatric syndrome characterized by increased vulnerability across multiple health domains, is complicit in the increased risk of falls.  And, Osteosarcopenia induced frailty increases the likelihood of falls, injury, disability, hospitalization, and death among adults [1] [2].   Tens of thousands of U.S. adults, over the age of 65, die after falling each year. 

Osteosarcopenia primarily affects seniors and refers to the presence of both low bone mass (osteopenia/osteoporosis) and low muscle mass/function (sarcopenia) within the same individual.  In this article, we focus on the detection and physical mobility aspects of Osteosarcopenia caused frailty and on the role that Indispensable Amino Acids (IAAs) may play in helping to defy this aging-related condition. 

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