As of today, obesity is one of the key problems of the 21st century. Excessive body mass and obesity are prevalent all over the world. Earlier, excessive body mass was considered only a highly-developed economy’s characteristic feature. Nowadays, with a rapid growth in numbers of obese people in the developing and underdeveloped countries this opinion seems disproved. Excessive body mass is a risk factor for numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular disorders, Type 2 diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders etc.
Skeletal muscles make up a principal component of body composition. Their state is associated with physical activity, health and life expectancy. In 1989, I. Rozenberg suggested a new term ‘sarcopenia’ to describe a skeletal muscle loss.
At the Ukrainian Scientific-Medical Center for Osteoporosis Problems, you have an opportunity to get your body composition evaluated, fat mass and skeletal muscle visualized by Dual-emission X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), Hologic “Discovery WI”and Prodigy “GEHC Lunar WI” (USA) equipment.
The Center’s physicians will give you consultations as to existing sarcopenia and prevention of future muscle loss.
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