There is a large literature on the relationship between obesity and bone. What we can
conclude from this review is that the increase in body weight causes an increase in BMD …

Bone loss and structural damage with advancing age lead to skeletal fragility as manifested
by low bone mass and deficits in bone geometry, microarchitecture, and material properties …

Summary Background Findings from the Look AHEAD trial showed no significant reductions
in the primary outcome of cardiovascular disease incidence in adults with type 2 diabetes …

Background Frailty, as defined by the index derived from the Cardiovascular Health Study
(CHS index), predicts risk of adverse outcomes in older adults. Use of this index, however, is …

Background: Anorexia-related weight loss can have devastating consequences on quality-of-
life, morbidity, and mortality. Without a simple tool to evaluate appetite, health care providers …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the validity of a parsimonious frailty index (components: weight
loss, inability to rise from a chair, and poor energy (Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) …

There is currently no consensus on the definition of weight maintenance in adults. Issues to
consider in setting a standard definition include expert opinion, precedents set in previous …

Background: Weight loss may contribute to the loss of lean mass with age. Objective: The
objective was to evaluate the relation between weight loss or weight gain and changes in …

Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2 DM) is a rapidly growing public health problem. It is associated
with an increased risk of fracture, particularly of the hip, despite normal or high bone mineral …

While sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity have been recognized in the last decade, a
combined concept to include decreased muscle mass and strength, as well as decreased …