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Interesting Link Between Lean Mass Drop And Alzheimer’s Disease

April 13, 2010 by

The lean mass of people with Alzheimer's disease may fall, according to a new report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, a JAMA/Archives journal. Lean mass is a person's total weight, including bones, muscles and organs - but without the body fat. The study found that lean mass drop may be linked with a fall in brain volume and function...

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