Why COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects the Elderly

• June 12, 2020

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Story at-a-glance

• While the mortality rate for COVID-19 varies around the world, one trend is clear: The infection disproportionately affects the elderly, with those over the age of 75 making up the bulk of the deaths
• Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23-fold greater risk of death than those under 65
• In addition to age, underlying health conditions are primary risk factors that raise your risk of death from COVID-19
• More than 80% of deaths have occurred in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and live-in rehab centers. More than 90% of such residents have at least one chronic disease and more than 70% have two conditions
• Additional factors that make the elderly more susceptible to dying is an aging immune system, excessive calorie intake and epigenetic changes that occur with age, specifically the dysregulation of the epigenome and changes in glycosylation  
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The Importance of Muscle in Healthy Aging

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

March 14, 2020

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• The older you get, the more important your muscle mass becomes. Not only are strong muscles a requirement for mobility, balance and the ability to live independently, but having reserve muscle mass will also increase your chances of survival during illness and hospitalization
• Age-related loss of muscle mass is known as sarcopenia, and if you don’t do anything to stop it you can expect to lose about 15% of your muscle mass between your 30s and your 80s
• While declines in muscle mass and strength are relatively well-synchronized in the 35- to 40-year-old group, strength dramatically drops off as you get into the 75-year-old and over groups, with 85-year-olds seeing dramatic declines in strength and function relative to the decline in muscles size
• Research shows the strongest one-third of the population over 60 have a 50% lower death rate than the weakest
• Research shows aerobic exercise in isolation reduces your all-cause mortality by 16% and strength training-only reduces it by 21%, whereas if you do both, you reduce your all-cause mortality by 29%

The older you get, the more important your muscle mass becomes. Not only are strong muscles a requirement for mobility, balance and the ability to live independently, but having reserve muscle mass will also increase your chances of survival¹ when sick or hospitalized.

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