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The Easy Trick To Keeping Your Muscles From SHRINKING As You Age

By Kevin DiDonato MS, CES--Level 1 Certified Precision Nutrition and Certified Personal Trainer


Sarcopenia, which is the gradual degeneration of muscle tissue as you age, is a condition that few can avoid and that may lead to a loss of independence, which could lead to a poor quality of life in the elderly.

It has been shown that after the age of 25, you lose anywhere between .5 and 2 percent of your muscle mass with every passing year.

This condition may lead to loss of muscle size, shape, strength, and tone.

Exercise has been shown to increase the size of your muscle, but alone, without any intervention, it may not be enough to combat the slow degradation of your muscle tissue.

However, the results of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, could show a link between supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids and an increase in muscle protein synthesis as you age.

Let me explain…

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Sarcopenia

Research has shown that aging could result in a loss of strength, muscle size, and muscle shape.

Aging may account for a .5 to 2 percent muscle loss per year (without intervention from exercise or other means).

The authors of this study noted that sarcopenia should be considered a major health concern due to our current aging population.

They also pointed out that omega-3 fatty acids, when given to animals, resulted in increased protein synthesis and could be a useful nutrient in our aging population.

These researchers wanted to evaluate the use of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on muscle protein synthesis in older adults.

They recruited 16 healthy, older subjects and administered either a placebo (corn oil) or an omega-3 fatty acids supplement daily for 8 weeks.

They assessed the rate of protein synthesis at baseline and after supplementation during basal, post-absorptive conditions and during hyperaminoacidemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp.

The hyperaminoacidemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp measures insulin resistance when there is an increase in amino acids.

Their work showed that corn oil had no effects on the rate of muscle protein synthesis in the older adults.

They also showed that omega-3 fatty acids had little effect on the basal rate of protein synthesis in the older adults.

However, they did show that omega-3 fatty acids supplementation improved the hyperaminoacidemic-hyperinsulinemic induced increase in muscle protein synthesis due to increase phosphorylation of mTORSer2448 and p70s6kThr389.

The proteins mTORSer2448 and p70s6kThr389 have been shown to activate the anabolic pathway in your body, which could cause increased protein snythesis.

From their work, the researchers concluded that omega-3 fatty acids, when supplemented in older adults, may lead to increases in protein synthesis, which could combat the effects of sarcopenia.

Although this work is new and exciting, it still needs further research in order to replicate and verify their findings before omega-3 fatty acids could be considered a treatment option for sarcopenia..

However, this does provide evidence that omega-3 fatty acids, when part of a healthy diet and exercise program, could improve muscle strength and size as you get older.

Aging and You

Aging may be associated with a slow degeneration in muscle size, shape, and strength, also known as sarcopenia.

However, according to the results of this study, the researchers could have shown a strong association between omega-3 fatty acids and increase in muscle protein synthesis in elderly individuals.

Adding a high-quality omega-3 fatty acid supplement may not only improve eye, brain, and heart health as you age, but also may prevent the degenerative loss of muscle size due to the aging process.

 

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References:

Smith GI, Atherton P, Reeds DN, Mohammed BS, Rankin D, Rennie MJ, Mittendorfer B.  Dietary omega-3 fatty acids supplementation increases the rate of muscle protein synthesis in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.  Am J Clin Nutr.  2011 Feb;93(2):402-412.