Obesity in older adults: Technical review and position statement of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, the Obesity Society

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1849-1863

  Villareal, Dennis T ^a   Apovian, Caroline M ^b   Kushner, Robert F ^c   Klein, Samuel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Obesity; Older adults; Physical function; Weight loss therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33644817418     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.228     Document Type: Article

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