Muscle Loss Starts Now - What You Need to Know About Sarcopenia with Dr Tanya Elliott
About this episode
Dr. Tanya Elliott discusses the surprising facts about women's muscle loss and the importance of awareness regarding sarcopenia.
Hi, this is Marijo Tinlin from the Teaching Your Toddler Show. Today we have a very special guest. Tanya Elliott is here to talk to us about something that is very surprising for a lot of people, I think. She has a new survey out that reveals some startling facts about women and muscle loss. Welcome to the show, Doctor Elliott. Tell us a little bit about this survey. Dr Elliott: Sure. Thanks for having me. So Viactiv, which is a leading women's supplement brand, commissioned a survey of 2,000 women to understand what their health priorities are. So first things first, the good news. Over 60% of women really are prioritizing their strength and mobility. They care about their health and they care about their strength and mobility. The concerning thing about this is very few women knew what the word sarcopenia is. Now, I wonder, do you, Marijo, know what the word sarcopenia is? Marijo Tinlin I do only because of my mother, but yes, tell the rest of us. Dr Elliott Okay. Okay. Everyone knows what osteoporosis is, right? That's the loss of bone. Sarcopenia comes first. That's loss of muscle mass. And we're not talking about it enough. And the survey revealed that only 6% of women knew…
More episodes of The Teaching Your Toddler Podcast
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Teaching Your Toddler Podcast podcast page.