Association between low-carbohydrate diet and low-fat diet scores and sarcopenia as determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: a cross-sectional study
Sitong Xin, Zibo Wu, Yang Xu, Xiaojing Feng, Yuqi Gao, Yu Han, Jing Zhao, Yuangang Guo, Yan Liu, Fengdan Wang, Bo Li, Xinyao Zhang · 2025
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Sitong Xin and co-authors weigh two diet styles against muscle loss in older age in a 2025 study. Muscle loss, called sarcopenia, was checked with a body scan in a large United States health survey. The team scored how close each person's diet sat to a low-carb style or a low-fat style.
The study held 1,745 adults, with an average age near 39 years. Those with the highest low-carb scores had about half the odds of muscle loss of the lowest group. The highest low-fat group, by contrast, had higher odds. Swapping a small share of carb energy for protein or fat also tracked with lower risk, above all from plant sources.
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| CREATOR | Sitong Xin, Zibo Wu, Yang Xu, Xiaojing Feng, Yuqi Gao, Yu Han, Jing Zhao, Yuangang Guo, Yan Liu, Fengdan Wang, Bo Li, Xinyao Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |