Obesity in elderly subjects: in sheep's clothing perhaps, but still a wolf!

Diabetes Care. 2009 Nov;32 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S398-402. doi: 10.2337/dc09-S347.

Authors

Etty Osher¹, Naftali Stern

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Hypertension, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology
Body Mass Index
Bone Density / physiology
Bone and Bones / physiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology
Independent Living / statistics & numerical data
Kidney Diseases / epidemiology
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / complications
Obesity / epidemiology*
Overweight / epidemiology
Risk
Stroke / epidemiology*