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You’re Losing Muscle Right Now. Here’s Why That Matters More Than Your Weight.

By Douglas Gordon | May 5, 2026
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Nobody tells you about this one. You eat reasonably well, you’re not completely sedentary, your weight hasn’t changed much in years — and yet something is quietly shifting inside your body that will affect everything from how long you live to whether you can carry your own shopping bags at 75. It’s called sarcopenia —…

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