The association of lean and fat mass with all-cause mortality in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study

Understanding contributions of lean and fat tissue to cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality may help clarify areas of prevention in older adults. We aimed to define distributions of lean and fat tissue in older adults and their contributions to cause-specific mortality.

http://www.nmcd-journal.com/article/S0939-4753(16)30101-6/abstract?rss=yes

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - June 27, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Aferdita Spahillari, Kenneth Mukamal, Jorge R. Kizer, John S. Gottdiener, Luc Djoussé, Mary F. Lyles, Traci M. Bartz, Venkatesh L. Murthy, Ravi V. Shah Source Type: research