Sarcopenia

THE NUTRITION LEARNING PLATFORM

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Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with increased likelihood of adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, physical disability and mortality.¹

Muscle mass decreases naturally with age and muscle loss is exacerbated in chronic and acute disease, as during times of metabolic stress, amino acids stored as protein are broken down to produce energy, which leads to muscle loss, negatively impacting patient outcomes.^1,2

Learn more about how to support patients with sarcopenia below.

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Integrating muscle measures in practice to improve patient-centred outcomes

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title: Integrating muscle measures in practice to improve patient-centred outcomes
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Abstract: This course explores causes of frailty like malnutrition and muscle loss, and teaches screening, diagnosis, and interventions to improve patient-centred outcomes.
Publish Date:: November 2022 | 59 min

Remote Malnutrition Application for Primary Practice (RMAPP)

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title: Remote Malnutrition Application for Primary Practice (R-MAPP)
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Abstract: A dietitian explores telemedicine’s role in nutrition screening and reviews RMAPP—a remote tool for assessing malnutrition and muscle loss in primary care settings.
Publish Date:: December 2020 | 22 min

Why and How to Screen Patients' Muscle Health

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title: Looking beyond BMI: why and how to screen patients' muscle health
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Abstract: Learn why muscle health matters beyond BMI. Discover practical tools, techniques, and nutrition strategies to support strength, function, and overall wellbeing in patient care.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 2 min

Assessing Muscle Mass and Function

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title: Assessing muscle mass and function: practical tools and nutritional interventions to improve patient outcomes
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Abstract: A dietitian explains how muscle mass impacts health and quality of life, and how screening, assessment, and nutrition strategies can improve patient outcomes.
Publish Date:: January 2022 | 52 min

Screening & Treating Muscle Loss: A Spotlight on Oncology Strategies

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title: Screening and treating muscle loss: a spotlight on oncology strategies
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Abstract: A dietitian shares expert insights on screening and managing muscle loss in oncology—covering malnutrition, sarcopenia, and key nutrition strategies to support patient care.
Publish Date:: September 2023 | 31 min

GLIM Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition

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title: GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – a consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community
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Abstract: GLIM offers a global two-step approach to diagnose adult malnutrition using phenotypic and aetiologic criteria, guiding consistent, effective nutritional care worldwide.
Publish Date:: 2019 | 6 min

Embedding Malnutrition and Muscle Screening in Hospitals

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title: Embedding malnutrition and muscle screening in hospitals: Learning from 14 UK Trusts
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Abstract: This symposium shares UK audit findings on malnutrition and muscle loss in hospitals, highlighting prevalence, clinical risks, and implications for patient care.
Publish Date:: November 2023 | 40 min

From Screening to Strength: Impacting Patient Outcomes

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title: From screening to strength: impacting patient outcomes with muscle-focused screening
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Abstract: This video explores muscle health decline, its impact on outcomes, and how PCN dietitians can use screening tools and interventions to support frailty care in primary settings.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 22 min

What is PRONTO and How can it Help Oncology Patients

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title: What is PRONTO and how can it help optimise care for oncology patients?
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Abstract: PRONTO uses 3 quick questions on weight, intake, and muscle to screen cancer patients for malnutrition risk—streamlining oncology visits and usable by all healthcare professionals.
Publish Date:: December 2024 | 8 min

Prehabilitation: Synergy for Surgery

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title: Prehabilitation: Synergy for Surgery
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Abstract: Explore how trimodal prehabilitation—exercise, nutrition, and psychological support—can help cancer patients improve surgical outcomes and overall wellbeing before treatment begins.
Publish Date:: December 2022 | 6 min

Prehabilitation: Getting Cancer Patients Fit for Therapy

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title: Prehabilitation: getting cancer patients fit for therapy
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Abstract: Explore how prehabilitation helps cancer patients prepare for treatment. Learn about its benefits in improving physical and mental resilience before therapy begins.
Publish Date:: October 2021 | 20 min

Helping Older Adults to Stay Independent for Longer

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title: Helping older adults to stay independent for longer
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Abstract: Muscle loss increases fall and fracture risk. Early nutrition and exercise are key but often missed. A 2019 consensus offers practical guidance to support independence in older adults.
Publish Date:: November 2023 | 6 min

Nutrition in cancer care: from screening to prehabilitation

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title: Nutrition in cancer care: from screening to prehabilitation
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Abstract: Explore the role of assessment and specialised nutrition in cancer care, focusing on managing malnutrition and muscle loss from screening through to prehabilitation.
Publish Date:: March 2022 | 53 min

Developing a Nutritional Pathway for COPD Patients

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title: Developing a nutritional pathway for COPD patients
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Abstract: COPD nutrition care involves screening, assessment, intervention, and monitoring. Early muscle loss detection is key to building effective nutrition pathways and improving outcomes.
Publish Date:: November 2023 | 6 min

Nutrition and HMB for Muscle Health

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title: Nutrition and HMB for muscle health
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Abstract: A nutrition scientist explains how muscle health supports recovery. Tools like DEXA and HMB supplementation help detect and reduce loss, improving outcomes in cancer and chronic illness.
Publish Date:: December 2024 | 17 min

Specialised Nutrition to Achieve Outcomes for COPD Patients

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title: The role of specialist nutrition in achieving optimal outcomes for COPD patients - across the continuum of care
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Abstract: Explore the link between COPD, malnutrition, and sarcopenia, and learn how specialist nutrition interventions can support better outcomes across the continuum of care.
Publish Date:: September 2020 | 67 min

Developing a Nutritional Pathway for Cancer Patients

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title: Developing a Nutritional Pathway for Cancer Patients
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Abstract: Explore how structured nutritional care pathways—covering screening, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring—can support better outcomes for cancer patients.
Publish Date:: March 2023 | 6 min

Why Maintaining Muscle Matters: Infographic

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title: Why Maintaining Muscle Matters: Infographic
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Abstract: Discover why maintaining muscle is vital for healthy aging—supporting strength, mobility, and metabolism—and how it helps you stay active, resilient, and independent over time.
Publish Date:: January 2020 | 2 min

Embedding Patient Assessments and Pathways to Enahnce Care

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title: Setting Up A Service: Embedding Patient Assessments and Pathways to Enhance Care
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Abstract: Learn the key steps, considerations, and processes for setting up a prehabilitation service, with a focus on embedding patient assessments and care pathways to improve outcomes.
Publish Date:: June 2023 | 38 min

Muscle Matters: Finding & Diagnosing Sarcopenia

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title: Muscle Matters: Finding & Diagnosing Sarcopenia
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Abstract: Learn how to identify and diagnose sarcopenia with this infographic. Understand muscle loss, its health impact, and why early detection is key for older adults and at-risk individuals.
Publish Date:: July 2020 | 4 min

Best Practice: The Role of Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists

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title: Best practice consensus: the role of cancer clinical nurse specialists in nutritional and muscle screening, assessment and management
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Abstract: Cancer nurse specialists created a best practice consensus with a four-step pathway to enhance nutritional and muscle screening, assessment, and management in holistic patient care.
Publish Date:: August 2024 | 4 min

The High Risk of Malnutrition and Loss of Muscle

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title: The High Risk of Malnutrition and Loss of muscle in acute healthcare settings
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Abstract: UK hospital audit shows muscle loss is common even without malnutrition, revealing that standard screening may miss patients needing targeted nutritional support.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 6 min

Understanding and Combatting Muscle Loss in Cancer Patients

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title: Understanding and Combatting Muscle Loss in Cancer Patients
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Abstract: Explore how muscle loss affects cancer patients and how early detection and HMB-based nutritional support can help manage malnutrition, improve strength, and enhance treatment outcomes.
Publish Date:: October 2023 | 3 min

Supporting Muscle Health through Screening and Intervention

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title: Supporting Muscle Health through Screening and Intervention
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Abstract: Daily activity matters to patients. Screening tools like handgrip and SARC-F help identify muscle loss early, guiding timely nutrition and intervention to support muscle health and outcomes.
Publish Date:: August 2024 | 4 min

Nutrition and Exercise: Supporting Cancer Patients

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title: Nutrition and Exercise: Supporting Cancer Patients Throughout Their Journey
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Abstract: Nutrition and exercise empower cancer patients throughout their journey—enhancing wellbeing, immunity, and treatment tolerance for improved outcomes and quality of life.
Publish Date:: December 2022 | 40 min

The Benefits of Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB)

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title: The Benefits of Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB)
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Abstract: Learn how HMB supports muscle health in cancer patients. Early detection of muscle loss and targeted nutrition can improve survival, treatment tolerance, and overall clinical outcomes.
Publish Date:: August 2023 | 3 min

The Role of HMB to Support Muscle: An Expert's Insight

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title: The role of HMB to support muscle: an expert's insights
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Abstract: This video features expert insights on how HMB supports muscle health—enhancing growth and reducing breakdown in individuals experiencing muscle loss.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 4 min

The power of HMB

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title: The power of HMB
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Abstract: Muscle loss impacts patients and NHS costs. Early diagnosis and HMB-based nutritional support can improve outcomes. This article explores managing muscle loss and malnutrition with HMB supplements.
Publish Date:: March 2023 | 2 min

Respiratory Disease and Muscle: Nutritional Interventions

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title: Respiratory Disease and Muscle: Nutritional Interventions
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Abstract: Respiratory disease can reduce muscle mass and function. Discover how targeted nutritional interventions help preserve muscle and improve outcomes for patients throughout their care.
Publish Date:: May 2022 | 28 min

Nutrition in Oncology: Essential Aspects to Deliver Outcomes

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title: Nutrition in oncology: essential aspects to deliver outcomes across the continuum of care
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Abstract: Learn about the impact of low muscle mass on clinical outcomes in patients with cancer and the role of nutrition and prehabilitation in treatment.
Publish Date:: November 2021 | 63 min

Muscle Health: What is The Role of Nutrition

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title: Muscle Health: What is The Role of Nutrition?
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Abstract: This video discusses the critical role of muscle in health, the consequences of muscle loss, and effective interventions to preserve muscle through nutrition and early mobilisation.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 2 min

Falls Prevention in Over 65s

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title: Falls prevention in over 65s: catching patients before they fall
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Abstract: Falls are a leading cause of hospitalisation in older adults. Malnutrition and muscle loss raise risk, but early screening and nutrition can help prevent them. Learn more in this infographic.
Publish Date:: September 2024 | 2 min

HMB & Muscle: An expert's view

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title: HMB & Muscle health: an expert’s view
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Abstract: Watch this expert-led video on HMB and muscle health. Learn about its benefits across patient groups and practical guidance for introducing HMB into daily nutritional support.
Publish Date:: August 2024 | 2 min

The Role of Leucine & ß-Hydroxy-ß-Methylbutyrate (HMB)

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title: The Role of Leucine & ß-hydroxy-ß-methylbutirate (HMB)
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Abstract: Discover how leucine and its metabolite HMB support muscle health in ageing and illness in this infographic, featuring key scientific insights and evidence from clinical research.
Publish Date:: February 2023 | 4 min

The Value of Muscle in Improving Clinical Outcomes

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title: The value of muscle in improving clinical outcomes
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Abstract: Shifting malnutrition care from weight to muscle focus can improve outcomes. Learn why assessing and preserving muscle mass is key to enhancing recovery and quality of life.
Publish Date:: July 2021 | 4 min

Nutrition Interventions to Support Muscle Maintenance

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title: Nutrition Interventions to Support Muscle Maintenance
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Abstract: Discover the causes of muscle loss and the importance of targeted nutrition interventions to support muscle growth, strength, and maintenance across different patient populations.
Publish Date:: December 2023 | 41 min

Nourishing Muscle: Unlocking the Power of Nutrition

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title: Nourishing muscle: unlocking the power of nutrition
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Abstract: Explore muscle’s role in health, sarcopenia, and protein needs. Learn how HMB and high-protein ONS support strength and recovery in older adults across clinical care settings.
Publish Date:: May 2024 | 43 min

Frailty: Why Nutrition Matters & How to Make a Difference

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title: The future of frailty – why nutrition matters and how you can make a difference
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Abstract: Explore frailty’s impact through a real-life case—covering clinical risks, polypharmacy, and how nutrition and exercise can help manage and reduce frailty nationwide.
Publish Date:: November 2024 | 25 min

Frailty Views: Emerging Trends & Innovations in Nutrition

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title: Frailty views: emerging trends and innovations in nutritional care
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Abstract: Explore future nutrition care for frailty—covering new trends, technologies, and innovations aimed at improving outcomes and enhancing support for vulnerable patients.
Publish Date:: November 2024 | 10 mins

Frailty Views: Addressing Nutritional Challenges & Solutions

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title: Frailty views: addressing nutritional challenges and solutions
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Abstract: Frail patients face nutritional challenges. This video explores how healthcare professionals can overcome barriers and find solutions to improve patient health and intake.
Publish Date:: November 2024 | 12 min

Building Muscle for Better Health Outcomes

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title: Building Muscle for Better Health Outcomes
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Abstract: This video explains how HMB and protein-based nutrition strategies help reduce muscle loss and support better outcomes in older adults and patients with cancer, frailty, or COPD.
Publish Date:: June 2022 | 5 min

Protein Fact Sheet

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title: Protein Fact Sheet
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Abstract: Use this infographic to learn how protein supports health and muscle in older adults. Includes intake tips, risks of low protein, and high-protein food ideas to help meet daily needs.
Publish Date:: July 2020 | 6 min

Frailty and sarcopenia in older adults

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title: Frailty and sarcopenia in older adults
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Abstract: Frailty and sarcopenia raise risks of falls, disability, and mortality in older adults. Nutrition and exercise may help slow decline and support healthier aging.
Publish Date:: June 2022 | 6 mins