Obesity can cause disability in elders
As you age obesity can cause disability. Researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that older obese adults develop disabilities that interfere with daily living than those who are normal weight or slightly overweight, the WebMD reported. “It’s not just that obese people have a higher risk (of these disabilities) than normalweight people. What is new about this research is that the risk is actually increasing in obese people over time. Adults aged 60 and over who are slightly overweight do not have much of an increased risk of impairment. But in those who were obese, the risk can rise at a concerning rate. The more obese, the greater the risk,” lead researcher Dawn Alley was quoted as saying.
In fact, Alley of the University of Pennsylvania and her fellow researchers came to the conclusion after analysing data from a national survey at two different time points. The researchers looked at the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys for 1988 to 1994 and for 1999 to 2004. In all, they evaluated the obesity disability link for nearly 10,000 adults aged 60 and older.
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