December 2012 Publication year: 2012 Source:Gender Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 6 Both high body fat and low muscle mass have been associated with physical disability in older adults. However, men and women differ markedly in body composition. Men generally have more absolute and relative lean muscle mass and less fat mass than women. Body massContinue reading “The importance of healthy weight and muscle maintenance in older women and men for maintained physical functioning with aging”