ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Association between higher eating frequency and lower odds of low muscle mass in Koreans.
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- Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Incident Sarcopenic Obesity: A 17-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Background: Sarcopenia, an age-related decline in muscle mass and function, is a growing public health concern. While protein intake and exercise are known management strategies, the independent role of meal frequency remains under-explored. This study investigated the association between eating frequency and low muscle mass in middle-aged and older Koreans. Methods: Using cross-sectional data from the KoGES cohort ( Results: Our findings revealed that a higher eating frequency (three or more meals per day) was independently associated with a significantly low odds ratio of low muscle mass (OR = 0.685, 95% CI: 0.566-0.828, Conclusion: Despite its cross-sectional design, this study offers novel insights from a large cohort, highlighting meal frequency as a potentially important, yet over-looked, nutritional factor associated with lower odds of low muscle mass. Our results support incorporating regular meal frequency recommendations into strategies for healthy aging.
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