How Muscle Mass Protects You From Falls, Disease, and Decline

Well SupportedMuscle functions as an endocrine organ secreting myokines, such as interleukin-6, which possess anti-inflammatory properties.

Partially SupportedSkeletal muscle acts as the primary sink for glucose uptake, mediated by insulin and non-insulin pathways.

Partially SupportedGreater skeletal muscle mass improves blood sugar buffering, reducing risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and cancer.

Well SupportedSkeletal muscle serves as a protein reservoir, minimizing muscle loss during periods of illness, stress, surgery, infection, or burns.

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