Obesity, weight change, and mortality in older adults with metabolic abnormalities

It is expected that older adults with metabolic abnormalities may benefit from weight loss, but data on this population are limited. Our study was to assess the effect of obesity and weight change on mortality risk in older adults with metabolic abnormalities.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - May 2, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sheng-Yong Dong, Man-Liu Wang, Zhi-Bing Li, Zhe Dong, Yong-Quan Liu, Rong-Jian Lu, Jin-Ming Li, Ru Tang Source Type: research