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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.
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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).

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Dietary weight-loss interventions for the management of obesity in older adults.

TL;DR: Further research is needed to elucidate which interventions are effective in reducing obesity-related health risks in older adults without causing relevant harm in this vulnerable population.
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Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity Using Different Definitions and the Relationship With Strength and Physical Performance in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity using different published definitions and their relationship with handgrip strength and walking speed in older Canadian adults, using dual X-ray absorptiometry.
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Age-Related Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction Is Aggravated by Obesity: An Investigation of Contractile Function, Implications and Treatment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided a review of the literature to understand the effect of obesity on the age-induced reduction in skeletal muscle contractile function and the consequences of these changes to whole-body functional performance.
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Using Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis to Augment Traditional User-Centered Design: Development and Usability Study.

TL;DR: This is the first analysis using NLP and usability questionnaires in the quantification of user-centered design of technology for older adults and found a positive association with positive sentiment in an interview and SUS score.
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Studies of illness in the aged. the index of adl: a standardized measure of biological and psychosocial function.

TL;DR: The Index of ADL as discussed by the authors was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dressing, going to toilet, transferring, continence, and feeding.
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Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: Guidance for Prescribing Exercise

TL;DR: The recommended quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in healthy adults is discussed in the position stand of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Position Stand.
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Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico

TL;DR: Some of the first estimates of the extent of the public health problem posed by sarcopenia are provided, independent of ethnicity, age, morbidity, obesity, income, and health behaviors.
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