Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults.
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Porter Starr, KN; Bales, CW
Published in: Clin Geriatr Med
August 2015
The health challenges prompted by obesity in the older adult population are poorly recognized and understudied. A defined treatment of geriatric obesity is difficult to establish, as it must take into account biological heterogeneity, age-related comorbidities, and functional limitations (sarcopenia/dynapenia). This retrospective article highlights the current understanding of the optimal body mass index (BMI) in later life, addressing appropriate recommendations based on BMI category, age, and health history. The findings of randomized control trials of weight loss/maintenance interventions help one to move closer to evidence-based and appropriately individualized recommendations for body weight management in older adults.
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Clin Geriatr Med
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1879-8853
Publication Date
August 2015
Volume
31
Issue
3
Start / End Page
311 / 326
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Weight Reduction Programs
- Sarcopenia
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Obesity
- Muscle Strength
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Body Mass Index
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aged
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Porter Starr, K. N., & Bales, C. W. (2015). Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med, 31(3), 311–326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2015.04.001
Porter Starr, Kathryn N., and Connie W. Bales. “Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults.” Clin Geriatr Med 31, no. 3 (August 2015): 311–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2015.04.001.
Porter Starr KN, Bales CW. Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2015 Aug;31(3):311–26.
Porter Starr, Kathryn N., and Connie W. Bales. “Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults.” Clin Geriatr Med, vol. 31, no. 3, Aug. 2015, pp. 311–26. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.cger.2015.04.001.
Porter Starr KN, Bales CW. Excessive Body Weight in Older Adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2015 Aug;31(3):311–326.
Published In
Clin Geriatr Med
DOI
EISSN
1879-8853
Publication Date
August 2015
Volume
31
Issue
3
Start / End Page
311 / 326
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Weight Reduction Programs
- Sarcopenia
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Obesity
- Muscle Strength
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Body Mass Index
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aged