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Muscle Mass Beats BMI as Longevity Predictor
Doctors routinely measure a patient's body mass index, or BMI. And if that weight-to-height ratio points to obesity, the doc might prescribe exercise, to shed the extra pounds. But when it comes to longevity, a focus on weight loss may be misplaced. Because BMI isn't actually a very reliable indicator of life span. A more useful measure, some physicians say, might be muscle mass.
Researchers analyzed BMI and muscle mass data from more than 3,600 seniors in a long-term study. And they tracked which seniors had died, a decade later. Turns out BMI wasn't much good at predicting chance of death.
But muscle mass was: more muscle meant better odds of survival. The study appears in…
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Going Beyond Body Fat Percentage
Without assessing your amount of Skeletal Muscle Mass, your body composition assessments are going to be incomplete. You won’t be able to fully understand the changes in your body fat percentage, and you may also be misled by what your body fat percentage means.
How to Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age
For now, however, the best medicine available to maintain muscle mass and strength is less complicated and costly—namely, exercise and a healthy diet.
Lean Body Mass and Muscle Mass – What's the Difference?
Let’s get one thing out of the way: “lean muscle” is a bit of a misnomer. Although there are indeed different types of muscle, from a biological point of view, there is no such thing as “lean muscle.” The word “lean” is usually meant to suggest the absence of fat. But here’s the truth: all muscle is “lean muscle”. What about Lean Body Mass and Muscle Mass? Both of these exist. However, they are two very different parts of your body composition, and in order to understand your weight, health, and fitness goals properly, you’ll need to understand the differences between them.
Muscle Mass Index As a Predictor of Longevity in Older Adults
This study demonstrates the survival predication ability of relative muscle mass and highlights the need to look beyond total body mass in assessing the health of older adults.
Muscle Mass Index Vs. BMI: Build Muscle To Live Longer
If you have been searching for the fountain of youth, I have some good news: it's been found! No, it's not hidden in some Florida swamp, it's actually somewhere between the dumbbells and the pull-up bar. Nope, I'm not kidding: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has published some exciting new research that suggests older adults with more muscle mass are less likely to die prematurely than those with less muscle.
Muscle mass: Growing and gaining muscles
Building muscle mass is not only about going to the gym and lifting. There are many important elements for the whole process to be effective and prolonged. There is an important rule to remember: eating for muscles is just as important as lifting.
Understanding your Measurements
Time to find out what you're made of.
Muscle Mass Beats BMI as Longevity Predictor
Doctors routinely measure a patient's body mass index, or BMI. And if that weight-to-height ratio points to obesity, the doc might prescribe exercise, to shed the extra pounds. But when it comes to longevity, a focus on weight loss may be misplaced. Because BMI isn't actually a very reliable indicator of life span. A more useful measure, some physicians say, might be muscle mass.
Fat Free Mass Index
This Fat free mass index FFMI calculator computes the muscle mass index for bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts based on weight, body fat and height.
FitQuest
FitQuest heralds a new concept in fitness measurement based on sports science and advanced measurement technology.
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