* HEALTH INFO-BITS * LIFELONG EXERCISE PREVENTS MUSCLE WASTING IN OLD AGE -- People lose about 20 percent of their muscle mass between ages 40 and 60. By age 70, muscle mass decreases by 40 percent and strength by 30 percent. Loss of muscle mass is called sarcopenia, which can result in diabetes, falls and injuries, muscle and joint pain, bone loss and decreased quality of life. Lifelong exercise can prevent this. Scientists from New Zealand and Australia, in a study on mice, showed that a lifetime of physical activity in animals produced higher levels of the anabolic hormone IGF-1, and the animals had more muscle mass throughout life. Exercise could be the Fountain of Youth. Source: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2014
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