What Happens To Our Muscles When We Age? | Nutritionist Explains | Myprotein

What happens to our muscles when we age? Is there anything we can do to prevent muscle loss? Expert nutritionist explains everything you need to know. Sarcopenia is the term for gradual loss of muscle mass and strength that often has a correlation with age. But is muscle loss an inevitable part of ageing or are there things we can do to slow it down or even prevent it from happening? We're super-excited to have expert nutritionist and PhD researcher, Richie Kirwan, here to share all of his knowledge on this important topic, as it's his specific field of research! Find Richie on Instagram: @be_more_nutrition ********************************* Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:21 – Important terms 00:38 – When do we start to lose muscle? 00:54 – What are the risks of losing muscle? 03:18 – Why do we lose muscle & strength? 05:11 – Do we lose all muscle as we age? 06:11 – Supplements to help reduce muscle loss 06:47 – Any questions?