Obesity and Aging

The obesity epidemic in aging populations poses significant public health concerns for greater morbidity and mortality risk. Age-related increased adiposity is multifactorial and often associated with reduced lean body mass. The criteria used to define obesity by body mass index in younger adults ma...

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Published in:Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 317
Main Authors: Malandrino, Noemi, Bhat, Salman Z, Alfaraidhy, Maha, Grewal, Rajvarun S, Kalyani, Rita Rastogi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.06.2023
Subjects:
Adiposity
Aged
Aging
Body Composition
Humans
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - therapy
Sarcopenia - diagnosis
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
Sarcopenia - etiology
Sarcopenic obesity
Aging
Obesity
Sarcopenia
ISSN:1558-4410, 1558-4410
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Summary:The obesity epidemic in aging populations poses significant public health concerns for greater morbidity and mortality risk. Age-related increased adiposity is multifactorial and often associated with reduced lean body mass. The criteria used to define obesity by body mass index in younger adults may not appropriately reflect age-related body composition changes. No consensus has been reached on the definition of sarcopenic obesity in older adults. Lifestyle interventions are generally recommended as initial therapy; however, these approaches have limitations in older adults. Similar benefits in older compared with younger adults are reported with pharmacotherapy, however, large randomized clinical trials in geriatric populations are lacking.
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ISSN:1558-4410
1558-4410
DOI:10.1016/j.ecl.2022.10.001