Weight loss in obese adults 65 years and older: A review of the controversy

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1054-1061

  Waters, Debra L ^a,b   Ward, Aimee L ^a   Villareal, Dennis T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifestyle intervention; Obesity; Older adults; Weight loss; Weight maintenance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BONE DENSITY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION; OBESITY; OLDER ADULTS; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT MAINTENANCE;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84883448422     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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