Over weight Loss and Healthy Ageing

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Literature Review - Overweight, Weight loss and Ageing
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Abstract
Obesity or being overweight is defined as the body mass index (BMI) of the 30.0 kg / m or
higher. (Yang & Colditz 2015). Obesity in the elderly is prevalent in many developed countries
and is associated with a variety of adverse health effects, making it significant community health
goal for the intervention. Though, treatment of obesity in the elderly remains argumentative
because of apprehensions about behavioral changes with the age (Villareal et al. 2014). Purpose
of the literature review and appraisal is to analyze existing information on obesity and
systematically observe evidence for weight loss techniques, with an emphasis to obesity and
elderly population. To understand the benefits of healthy aging, the risks associated with obesity
and beneficial weight loss regimes in elderly. Findings from all the four articles and other
systematic reviews concluded that 10% of weight loss can be achieved by limiting calories and
exercising in inactive obese adults of age 65 and over. Though, by increasing exercise through
weight loss, the loss of the BMD could be reduced. Loss of the skeletal muscle as well as bone is
considered shared result in the weight losing (Batsis et al., 2017), and contemplate key
explanations for recommending the weight loss in ageing remains contentious.

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OVERWEIGHT, WEIGHT LOSS AND HEALTHY AGING
Introduction
Prevalence of the obesity, which is defined as the BMI (body mass index) of the 30.0 kg /
m or higher, is the community health problem for promptly increasing section of age 65 and the
older (Yang & Colditz 2015). Obesity in the elderly is prevalent in many developed countries
and is associated with a variety of adverse health effects, making it a significant community
health goal for the intervention. Though, management of obesity in the elderly remains
argumentative because of apprehensions about behavioural alter with age, aggravating age-
linked loss of the skeletal muscle as well as bone, and the probability of lasting weight
maintenance plus related health outcomes (Villareal et al. 2014).
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Purpose of the literature review and appraisal is to analyze existing information on
obesity and systematically observe evidence for weight loss techniques, with an emphasis on
obesity and the elderly population. To understand the benefits of healthy aging, the risks
associated with obesity and beneficial weight loss regimes in the elderly.
This literature review is particularly necessary based on the existing demographic tendencies. In
2012, there were probably 40 million adults above 65 age, accounting for 13% of US population
(Hruby & Hu, 2015). By the year 2030, older people are predicted to account for 20% of all
population. The life expectancy of old males and females with 65 years age in the United States
exceeds 15 years (Federal Inter-Agency Statistical Forum on Ageing, 2012).
In spite of prolonged life, several older people experience comorbidities as well as
functional limitations related to obesity. For instance, chronic health conditions commonly found
in people of 65 years age and older are generally associated with the obesity including elevated