Benefit-to-Risk Balance of Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity

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• Alternative Title:
  Curr Diab Rep
• Personal Author:
  DiMilia, Peter R. ; Mittman, Alexander ; Batsis, John A.
• Description:
  Purpose of review
  
  Obesity in the older adult is a burgeoning health epidemic that leads to increased morbidity, disability and institutionalization. This review presents a brief overview of geriatric-specific consequences of obesity by highlighting the risks and benefits of intentional weight loss.
  
  Recent Findings
  
  Intentional weight loss reduces the extent of adiposity-related illnesses yet the approach in older adults is fraught with challenges. Interventions combining caloric restriction and physical exercise (aerobic and resistance), maximize fat loss and minimize loss of muscle and bone. Interventions are also effective at improving physical function, reducing medication burden, and improving symptomatic osteoarthritis in this population. Approaches can mitigate the risks of isolated caloric restriction on muscle and bone in a safe and effective manner.
  
  Summary
  
  Effective weight loss strategies should be considered in older adults. While there are potential risks, practical clinical approaches can minimize the potential harms while maximizing their benefits.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Caloric Restriction Exercise Humans Obesity Risk Assessment Weight Loss
• Keywords:
  Benefits Obesity Older Adults Risks
• Source:
  Curr Diab Rep. 19(11):114
• Pubmed ID:
  31686230
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6986769
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 CA023108/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR001086/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DA029926/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP005018/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP005018/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; K23 AG051681/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c8af1a43c34f24cac21f2909dae59ff433714073a726f577ca33ebdd3286fc447a46ce09a44f4d1aa0e1e5d4fc150c1036379c07c157dc339f3ec6312fbccbe
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