/macdonald/taxonomy/term/1054/all en /macdonald/channels/news/montreal-researchers-probe-muscle-loss-disease-elderly-300374 <p>A team of Montreal researchers has devised a new set of criteria to better diagnose a disease that affects the elderly, sarcopenia, which causes loss of muscle mass.</p> <p>The improved criteria raise hopes that physicians will be able to detect the disease in people earlier, and therefore, to recommend certain types of exercise and nutrition to stem the loss of muscle mass, say scientists at the Research Institute of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University Health Centre.</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:16:13 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 55866 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/less-body-fat-toddlers-taking-vitamin-d-260696 <p> </p> <p>Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development</p> <p>A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.</p> <p>The findings emerged from research initially aimed at confirming the importance of vitamin D for bone density. The additional benefit in terms of body composition came as a surprise for the research team.</p> Mon, 02 May 2016 14:53:43 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52291 at /macdonald