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Midlife obesity linked to heightened frailty risk in older age
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Midlife obesity linked to heightened frailty risk in older age

by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Carrying too much weight—including a midriff bulge—from midlife onwards is linked to a heightened risk of physical frailty in older age, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Frailty is often wrongly perceived as a purely wasting disorder, say the researchers, who emphasize the importance...

Mid-life weight gain linked to faster decline in lung capacity in older age
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Mid-life weight gain linked to faster decline in lung capacity in older age

by British Medical Journal Mid-life weight gain is linked to an acceleration in the natural decline in lung capacity that comes with ageing, reveals a 20-year study published online in the journal Thorax. But mid-life weight loss is associated with the slowing of this ageing process, emphasising the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, to...