Open AccessShort-term weight changes in community-dwelling older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Weight Change Substudy
Author(s) -
Jung Sun Lee,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Tamara B. Harris,
Frances A. Tylavsky,
Susan M. Rubin,
Anne B. Newman
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.3.644
Subject(s) - weight loss , weight change , weight gain , medicine , weight management , gerontology , obesity , body weight , demography , psychology , sociology
The frequency and short-term natural history of weight loss in community-dwelling older adults have not been described. Unintentional weight loss may be more likely to continue than intentional weight loss.
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