There is no NHS screening programme for sarcopenia, and a diagnosis is rarely recorded. Here is what a GP can genuinely do, how falls services fit in, and where the gaps still are.
There is no licensed drug for sarcopenia. Sarcopenia treatment that works is resistance training plus enough protein — here is the UK evidence, the doses, and how to tell it is working.
The recognised sarcopenia symptoms — a weaker grip, pushing up out of a chair, slower walking, stairs — and the measurable thresholds sitting behind each one.
Sarcopenic obesity is excess body fat and low muscle occurring together — and because the scales can stay still while body composition shifts, it is easy to miss. How it is defined, diagnosed and managed.
Sarcopenia is a progressive skeletal muscle disorder — and since 2018 it's defined by muscle strength, not muscle size. What it means, who it affects, and how it's diagnosed.
Low grip strength is linked to more falls, fractures and frailty — but it's a marker, not a cause. How it's measured, the sarcopenia cut-offs, and whether training helps.
Osteosarcopenia is when low bone density (osteoporosis) and low muscle (sarcopenia) combine. Why they share the same causes, how it affects falls and fracture risk, and how it's managed.
Sarcopenia — age-related muscle loss — speeds up after 50 and is rarely diagnosed in the UK. Here's how fast you lose muscle, the warning signs, and what the evidence shows actually prevents it.