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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kim TN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489455 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome 20180601 2
The prevalence of obesity among elderly populations is a matter of increasing concern. Elderly obesity is a pathophysiologically complex issue, and predictions regarding obesity-related comorbidity and weight management are challenging. As individuals age, changes in the body composition, such as increase in fat mass and decrease in muscle mass, are observed even in the absence of changes in body weight and body mass index. Hence, body mass index and other indices of obesity should be cautiously ...[more]