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The Peter Attia Drive

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Muscle Loss in Elderly

Loss of muscle in the elderly is typically perceived as a smooth, continuous curve at a population level, suggesting an inevitable physiologic phenomenon of aging. However, when examined at an individual level, muscle loss occurs in sudden, discrete drops due to periods of inactivity, which are not commonly recovered. Therefore, muscle loss in the elderly is not a gradual decline but rather a series of significant drops over time.

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