The nutritional assessment and senior patients

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison of the metabolic consequences of sarcopaenia to cachexia (Evans, 2010).

Metabolic condition	Sarcopaenia	Cachexia
Muscle protein synthesis	Increased	Increased
Muscle protein degradation	No change	Increased
Muscle mass, strength and function	Decreased	Decreased
Fat mass	Increased	Decreased
Basal metabolic rate and total energy expenditure	Decreased	Increased
Inflammation	No change	Increased
Insulin resistance	Increased	Increased

Figure 1. Provided courtesy of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). Available at the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee Nutritional Toolkit website: http://www.wsava.org/nutrition-toolkit. Accessed July 2nd 2021. Copyright Tufts University, 2014.

Evans, W. J. (2010). Skeletal muscle loss: Cachexia, sarcopenia, and inactivity. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(4), 1123S–1127S. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.28608A

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