Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults

T. Villareal, Dennis; Aguirre, Lina; Burke Gurney, A.; L. Waters, Debra; R. Sinacore, David; Colombo, E.; Armamento‐Villareal, Reina; Qualls, Clifford

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1616338

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Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 17, 2017

Authors:

Dennis T. Villareal

Lina Aguirre

A. Burke Gurney

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity causes frailty in older adults; however, weight loss might accelerate age-related loss of muscle and bone mass and resultant sarcopenia and osteopenia. METHODS: In this clinical trial involving 160 obese older adults, we evaluated the effectiveness of several exercise modes in re...

Subject

Medicine

Dieting

Weight loss

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