[WATCH]: Diet and Exercise Not Exercise Alone Better for Older Adults

Obesity carries with it inherent health problems. Combine obesity and old age and you exacerbate age-related decline. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows those over 65 should continue with diet and exercise, dispelling the belief that weight loss can cause the elderly to lose muscle and bone mass. Study participants were randomly assigned to a control group, a weight-management (diet) group, an exercise group, or a weight-management-plus-exercise (diet-exercise) group. Exercise consisted of a 90-minute routine three times a week. A modified Physical Performance Test scored their progress. Scores in the diet-exercise group were better across categories - peak oxygen consumption improved; body weight

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