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===Cachexia and Sarcopenia === Cachexia and sarcopenia are similar because both cause weight and muscle loss, along with symptoms like weakness and loss of appetite.<ref name="mezavalderrama-2021">{{Cite journal |last1=Meza-Valderrama |first1=Delky |last2=Marco |first2=Ester |last3=Dávalos-Yerovi |first3=Vanesa |last4=Muns |first4=Maria Dolors |last5=Tejero-Sánchez |first5=Marta |last6=Duarte |first6=Esther |last7=Sánchez-Rodríguez |first7=Dolores |date=2021-02-26 |title=Sarcopenia, Malnutrition, and Cachexia: Adapting Definitions and Terminology of Nutritional Disorders in Older People with Cancer |journal=Nutrients |language=en |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=761 |doi=10.3390/nu13030761 |doi-access=free |issn=2072-6643 |pmc=7996854 |pmid=33652812}}</ref> The difference is sarcopenia is caused by aging, while cachexia happens due to long-term disease and inflammation.<ref name="peterson-2017" /><ref name="mezavalderrama-2021" />
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