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• Nutrition · Jun 2009

  Changes in body composition and its relation to muscle strength in 75-year-old men and women: a 5-year prospective follow-up study of the NORA cohort in Göteborg, Sweden.

  The purpose of this study was to explore the association between body composition in the elderly and subsequent changes in muscle strength during aging. ⋯ Fat-free mass at age 75 y was associated with lower 5-y decline in muscle strength. This finding underscores the potential importance of fat-free mass for maintaining functional ability during aging.

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