ANIEMEA-P-GB-202502372 (V2) | January 2026
Authors:
Richard Kirwan, PhD
Publish Date:
June 2021 | 30 min
Abstract:
In this 30-minute podcast, Richard Kirwan, PhD researcher, discusses sarcopenic obesity, the obesity paradox, and the critical role of muscle mass in cardiometabolic health. Discover how these factors impact the cardiac rehabilitation population and explore effective nutrition and exercise interventions to address these conditions.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and the important role of muscle in metabolic health.
Identify the impact of low muscle mass on risk of falls and/or fractures.
Highlight the use of nutritional and exercise interventions to improve outcomes.
AUTHOR(S) BIO
RICHARD KIRWAN, PHD
Researcher, School of Natural Sciences & Psychology, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool
Dr Kirwan is very interested in all aspects of how the food consumed can affect health and performance.
Much of his research has focused on protein metabolism and how it leads to the preservation and augmentation of muscle mass along with the role of obesity in the development of other disease states.
His current research focuses on the effects of high-protein, Mediterranean-style diets along with resistance training in cardiac-rehabilitation patients in order to see how an increase in muscle mass (and decrease in the level of sarcopenic obesity) will affect future risk of cardiovascular disease.
