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Healthspan, Lifespan, and the Biology of Aging
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Is Aging an Important Factor in Disease?
10 days of bed rest does what? You lose about like 7% of your lean mass if you're past a certain age. For a younger person to lose a similar amount of mass, would take a couple of months of bed rest. So it's really dramatically accelerated by your age. Usually these studies focus on the thigh. It's your biggest part. But their legs are very stationary and their thighs are large. And we looked at all of those in the study and saw a significant difference.
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