Addressing Obesity in Aging Patients
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The insufficient evidence related to pharmacotherapy as well as providing an overview of using physiologic rather than chronologic age for identifying suitable candidates for bariatric surgery are discussed.About:
This article is published in Medical Clinics of North America.The article was published on 2018-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 108 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Quality of life (healthcare).read more
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One-Year and Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in a Taiwanese Elderly Population
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Midlife body mass index, central adiposity and neuropsychological performance over 10 years in women living with and without HIV
Elizabeth Vasquez,Mark H. Kuniholm,Allison A. Appleton,Leah H. Rubin,Adaora A. Adimora,Margaret A. Fischl,Ervin R. Fox,Wendy J. Mack,Susan Holman,Caitlin A. Moran,Howard Minkoff,Michael Plankey,Anjali Sharma,Phyllis C. Tien,Kathleen M. Weber,Deborah Gustafson +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) vary over the adult life course depending on baseline levels, biological sex, age, race, temporality of measurements, and other factors.
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Primary care provider uptake of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in Medicare patients, 2013–2019
TL;DR: In this article , the authors conducted a cohort study of primary care providers (PCPs) to understand patterns of uptake of intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) for obesity services among PCPs serving the Medicare population across the U.S.
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Use of Metabolomic Profiling to Understand Variability in Adiposity Changes Following an Intentional Weight Loss Intervention in Older Adults
Ellen E. Quillen,Daniel P. Beavers,Anderson Cox,Cristina M. Furdui,Jingyun Lee,Ryan M. Miller,Hanzhi Wu,Kristen M. Beavers +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied metabolomics technology to identify small molecule signatures associated with loss of fat mass and overall weight in a cohort of older adults on a nutritionally complete, high protein diet.
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