Reports on obesity therapy findings from Washington University provide new insights

A new study, 'Exercise attenuates the weight-loss-induced reduction in muscle mass in frail obese older adults,' is now available. In this recent report published in the journal Medicine and Science In Sports & Exercise, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the effect of adding exercise to a hypocaloric diet on changes in appendicular lean mass and strength in frail obese older adults undergoing voluntary weight loss. Thirty frail older (age, 70 ±5 yr) obese (body mass index, 37 ±5 kg.m) adults were randomly assigned to 6 months of diet/behavioral therapy (diet group, n=15) or diet or behavioral therapy plus exercise that incorporated...

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