Why does the basal metabolic rate slow with increasing age 2024?
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It is shown that the decrease in muscle mass relative to total body may be wholly responsible for the age-related decreases in basal metabolic rate. Energy consumption by physical activity also decreases with atrophic changes of skeletal muscle. ... Body fat tends to accumulate in the abdomen in the elderly.
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It is shown that the decrease in muscle mass relative to total body may be wholly responsible for the age-related decreases in basal metabolic rate. Energy consumption by physical activity also decreases with atrophic changes of skeletal muscle. ... Body fat tends to accumulate in the abdomen in the elderly.