What is the impact of activity and diet on muscle health?

2023-06-08 06:00:04

We need them to move, talk, breathe, digest, regulate our temperature and even smile…muscles are essential to life and represent around 40% of our body mass. We talk about it on the occasion of the first Muscle Week, organized by the AFM-Téléthon and the Institute of Myology, which took place from June 1 to 7, 2023.

What are the risks associated with a lack of muscle activity? Can the consequences be felt quickly? How does diet play a role in the health of our muscles?

• Pr Bertrand Fontaineprofessor of medicine and researcher, head of the Neuro-Myology department at theInstitute of Myologymuscle expertise center created by AFM-Téléthon, also the scientific and medical director of the Institute and Director of the Myology Research Center

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