Obesity and diabetes as accelerators of functional decline: Can lifestyle interventions maintain functional status in high risk older adults?

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 888-897

  Anton, Stephen D ^a   Karabetian, Christy ^a   Naugle, Kelly ^b   Buford, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diabetes; Obesity; Physical function

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PLACEBO;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW CALORY DIET; METABOLIC REGULATION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SARCOPENIA; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGING; DASH; DIABETES; DIETARY APPROACHES TO STOP HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED MOBILITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; POMA; RESISTANCE TRAINING PLUS CALORIE RESTRICTION; RT+CR; SHORT PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE BATTERY; SPPB; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; WOMAC;

AGED; AGING; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIET; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84880641091     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.06.007     Document Type: Review

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