Muscle Will Help You Live Longer | William Evans PhD

William J. Evans, PhD is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center and Human Nutrition in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Evans is the author or co-author of more than 300 publications in scientific journals, has more than 75,000 citations and was the first to describe sarcopenia. He is the co-inventor of a non-invasive and accurate measurement of muscle mass which is strongly related to health outcomes in older people. He is a founding member of the Society for Sarcopenia, Cachexia, and Wasting Disorders.In this episode we discuss:What’s more important, muscle size or strength?The difference between lean body mass and skeletal muscle.What you should focus on to maintain health as you age.Why much of the research about muscles up until now has been wrong. This episode is brought to you by Apollo Neuro, Ned, Inside Tracker, 1stPhormMentioned in this episode:$40 off the Apollo Wearablehttp://apolloneuro.com/drlyonGet 15% off with code DRLYONhttp://helloned.com/DRLYONInside Tracker 20% Off the Entire Storehttps://info.insidetracker.com/drlyonVisit 1st Phorm Website for Free Shippinghttp://www.1stphorm.com/drlyon