Luke Curtis MD MS CIH posted on July 31, 2010 15:55

Maintaining adequate muscle and bone is vital to good health. Having sufficient amounts of bone and muscle are essential to remaining active at work or recreational exercise activities and to performing basic tasks like walking, eating, drinking, bathing, and doing housework. Maintaining adequate muscle and bone mass also reduces the risk of falls and other accidents, and decreases the risk of bone breakage if a fall or accident does occur. A severe loss of muscle mass can even make breathing difficult.
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