Why Building Muscle Now Protects You Later in Life | Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

Well SupportedOlder adults may be unable to regain 4-5 pounds of lean tissue lost following immobility from a fracture.

Well SupportedEpisodes of illness or surgery can precipitate discrete declines in physical function and lean mass in older adults.

Partially SupportedIndividuals aged 40-60 should build significant physiologic headroom to prepare for future health challenges.

Partially SupportedFrailty determines the quality of one's final decade of life.