[PDF][PDF] Obesity in the elderly: more complicated than you think
DC Do Cetin, G Nasr - Cleveland clinic Journal of medicine, 2014 - scholar.archive.org
DC Do Cetin, G Nasr
Cleveland clinic Journal of medicine, 2014•scholar.archive.orgThe number of obese older adults is on the rise, although we lack a proper definition of
obesity in this age group. The ambiguity is primarily related to sarcopenia, the progressive
loss of muscle and gain in fat that come with aging. Whether to treat and how to treat obesity
in the elderly is controversial because of a paucity of established guidelines, but also
because of the obesity paradox—ie, the apparently protective effect of obesity in this age
group.
obesity in this age group. The ambiguity is primarily related to sarcopenia, the progressive
loss of muscle and gain in fat that come with aging. Whether to treat and how to treat obesity
in the elderly is controversial because of a paucity of established guidelines, but also
because of the obesity paradox—ie, the apparently protective effect of obesity in this age
group.
Abstract
The number of obese older adults is on the rise, although we lack a proper definition of obesity in this age group. The ambiguity is primarily related to sarcopenia, the progressive loss of muscle and gain in fat that come with aging. Whether to treat and how to treat obesity in the elderly is controversial because of a paucity of established guidelines, but also because of the obesity paradox—ie, the apparently protective effect of obesity in this age group.
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