ALLSET Gazette #30
Top three healthy ageing highlights this week.
Hi there!
This is Jing, founder of ALLSET.
Top Three Healthy Ageing Highlights
👋🏻 A quick introduction if you’re new here.
I highlight three key insights on healthy ageing each week to accelerate Singapore’s reduction of the health span versus lifespan gap.
If you are aware of any information I should include, please email me. 🙏🏻
Otherwise, here goes:
1. Weak Muscles Increase Diabetes Risk Among Midlife Women
A few key points from the above Channel News Asia interview with Prof Yong Eu Leong, published last week:
Women with both weak muscle strength and high levels of visceral fat had the highest risk of developing prediabetes or type 2 diabetes
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes incidence among midlife women A hospital blood test can help predict who is more likely to lose muscle mass and physical strength with age
Women with a lower ratio of creatinine to cystatin C (CCR), a marker derived from blood tests to check on skeletal muscle mass and kidney functions, had less muscle and walked more slowly later in life
Learn more in NUHS’s press release.
2. Powerpenia as a Biomarker?
Last year, researchers called for powerpenia to be a biomarker of healthy aging.
Muscle power, when compared to muscle mass and strength, is:
more influential on physical function
more impactful on fall reduction
a more sensitive marker of disease presence
Earlier this month, Prof Sandro R. Freitas published further guidance on the topic.
3. How Does Strength Assessment For Seniors Look Like?
I added an article to my ongoing strength assessment series; past editions include:
The latest: What’s a strength assessment for seniors like
Check it out here.
Paid Tier Research Summary Preview: Can a Low Resistance Training Program Benefit Elderly Patients?
Our team sifts through key studies to uncover insights that may not be on your radar.
This week, we summarised a paper on whether a low resistance training program can benefit pre-frail elderly patients.
A key insight:
An active low-resistance training program could significantly improve various metrics in pre-frail older adults
Learn more in our paid tier research summaries.
You can also find more work from our team below.
From The Team
💪 [Update] Danny Lum’s first isometric workshop is full and happening this weekend. New dates are available.
🚀 [Rebrand] Our ‘Health Geeks’ podcast is now ‘ALLSET Explains’ for better brand alignment.
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🏋🏻 [Update] We have updated how we do our VO2 max tests, strength assessments, etc. Enquire to find out more about our Sports and Healthy Ageing Lab.
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If not, till next time, take care! 💪🏻
Kindest,
Jing
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