Obesity is a growing public health problem and a well-established risk factor for chronic
disease, including cardiovascular and metabolic disease, cognitive impairment, and …

The population worldwide is aging and is not immune to the changing prevalence of obesity
(Fig. 1). Older adults with obesity are at risk for adverse events, including functional decline …

Epidemic obesity has been observed in the last few years in the USA, 1 as well as in
Europe. 2 Epidemic obesity is not only a problem in childhood and adulthood but it also …

By the year 2030 in the United States, more than 20% of the population will be more than 65
years of age 1 (Fig. 1), up from 15% of the population now. 2 The fastest growing …

The rising rate of overweight/obesity among the ever-growing ageing population is imposing
massive and rapidly changing burdens of ill health. The observation that the BMI value …

Over the last few decades, there has been an unprecedented increase in the prevalence of
obesity, especially in economically developed countries. Furthermore, it is becoming an …

The fastest growing segment of the US population, and that of other developed countries, is
the oldest-old (aged> 85 years). Many children born after the year 2000 in countries with the …

Obesity is a worldwide problem with increasing prevalence and incidence in both developed
and developing countries. In older adults, excess weight is associated with a higher …

Adiposity is associated with adverse effects across the lifespan, including an increased risk
of morbidity, mortality (1), diminished quality of life (2), and physical function (3). Recent …

Despite widespread perceptions of the elderly as ''tiny and frail'', obesity among older
Americans is growing in prevalence, such that ''big and frail''is increasingly common (Table …