Key points

Both appetite and weight can diminish as we age.

Losing too much weight can be hazardous to an older person's health.

Knowing how to maintain muscle mass and energy is vital to healthy aging, at any weight.

I was savoring a delicious Caesar salad at an upscale restaurant, courtesy of my friend who was treating me to lunch for my 81st birthday. Suddenly, a strange thing happened: The more I ate, the more salad there was. No matter what I did, salad, salad, and more salad magically appeared on my plate. Was I experiencing a miracle of Biblical proportions? Was my salad bewitched?

With Herculean effort, I finally succeeded in consuming half my salad. And of course, my salad was not bewitched. Rather, it was my reduced appetite , and possibly the curse of overly large portion

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