Vote for Your Health

Only dieting or exercising is not only effective for weight loss in adults over 65. The geriatrician Dr. Dennis T. Villareal suggests that this is for approval of a physician to improve their physical function and quality of life, otherwise they may lose bone and muscle mass.

At least 20 percent of older adults are obese, a figure that increases with the aging of those born after the Second World War.

This suggestion supports a health monitoring to 93 obese people aged 65 or older. Some participated in an exercise routine, others reduced their diets, there was a group that combined diet and exercise.

The last achieved the best results and lost nine percent of their weight without losing lean body mass, oxygen consumption increased and improved their strength and balance. Those who only dieted lost ten percent of their weight, but failed to similar physical improvements. And only with exercise did not lose weight.

In general, researchers reported in their study that diet or exercise alone did improve physical function in about 12 to 15 percent, respectively. But, combining the general fitness improved by 21 percent.