Weight Loss and Regain and Effects on Body Composition: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study | Zendy

J. S. Lee | Zendy; Marjolein Visser | Zendy; Fran Tylavsky | Zendy; Stephen B. Kritchevsky | Zendy; A. V. Schwartz | Zendy; Nadine R. Sahyoun | Zendy; Tamara B. Harris | Zendy; Anne B. Newman | Zendy

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Weight Loss and Regain and Effects on Body Composition: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

Author(s) -

J. S. Lee,

Marjolein Visser,

Fran Tylavsky,

Stephen B. Kritchevsky,

A. V. Schwartz,

Nadine R. Sahyoun,

Tamara B. Harris,

Anne B. Newman

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glp042

Subject(s) - weight loss , lean body mass , sarcopenia , weight change , body mass index , weight gain , obesity , medicine , composition (language) , gerontology , body weight , endocrinology , zoology , biology , linguistics , philosophy

Older adults are less able to conserve lean mass relative to fat mass with weight change. A cycle of weight loss and regain in an older individual could accelerate sarcopenia. We examined whether older adults experiencing weight loss and regain would show a greater loss of lean mass during a weight-loss period than gain in lean mass during the weight-regain period, thus have overall a greater net loss of lean mass compared with those who maintained weight in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

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