About half of adults older than 80, like my parents, are having sarcopenia or low relative muscle mass, often defined as skeletal muscle mass being two standard deviations below the mean of a young reference group.
I must admit that I don't visit my parents frequently enough. I hardly ever, if ever, look into the fridge of them. We checked today upon visiting them. I saw an empty freezer and plenty of space after opening the lower door. My wife leaned over and shook her head. Chances are high that my parents aren't taking enough proteins. We don't even need to check with a dietitian.
Before teaching them squat exercise or body resistance training, we knew the quickest way to reverse the downhill sarcopenia course is to fill up their fridge and stomach. Our home visit then turned into a grocery errand. A fulfilling one.
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