Even healthy older adults may not want to see the number on the scale go down, according to a new study. Experts share why weight loss may put people over age 65 at risk.
As much as people may celebrate their own weight loss, it is not always healthy. A new study shows that weight loss in older adults is associated with early death and life-limiting conditions. Weight gain, on the other hand, was not associated with mortality, according to the study published Monday in JAMA Network Open.
But the study wasn’t able to distinguish if people involved lost weight intentionally or unintentionally, Hussain added. “No questions were asked about changes in activity level and diet quality between the baseline study visit and subsequent study visits, so we do not have any information on how those factors may have impacted the results,” Haperin said. Why weight loss can be a risk Weight loss may be a risk factor for mortality because it can signal underlying issues.
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