According to an Ifop poll, 85% of French people do not know at what age the loss of muscle mass begins. And you ?
A Ifop survey for’AFM-Téléthon and the Institute of Myology reveals the ignorance of the French on the muscle and his essential role to be in good health. On the 1003 people aged 18 and over interviewed, 4% only felt quite knowledgeable about muscles and their functions and 5% felt they had all the information to know how to keep their muscles healthy throughout their life. Anatomically, only a quarter of respondents (25%) was able to give exact number of muscles present in the human body (600) And 69% were wrong thinking thathaving aches was a “good sign” of muscle work. When asked about the age at which muscle wasting begins, the majority (85%) provided an incorrect answer. Only 15% of respondents knew that muscle loss begins from 25-30 years old.
These results underscore the urgency of better inform the population about the importance of preserving muscle capital. As the AFM-Téléthon reminds us, “Muscular activity plays an important role in many areas and in particular the reduction of heart risks and the prevention of high blood pressure. (…) It is important to fight against recurrence of breast and colon cancerto slow the onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Or increase fertility“.