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Combining weight loss (via caloric restriction) with exercise produces greater improvements in physical function and frailty reduction in obese older adults than either intervention alone.
If you are an older adult with obesity and some frailty, combining a moderate calorie-reduced diet with regular exercise (both aerobic and resistance) is the most effective way to improve your daily physical function and reduce frailty. Doing just one of these is less effective than doing both together.
These findings suggest that a combination of weight loss and exercise provides greater improvement in physical function than either intervention alone.
Why this rating
Randomized, controlled trial with 107 participants, intention-to-treat analysis, and clear statistical significance (P<0.001).
Source
Weight Loss, Exercise, or Both and Physical Function in Obese Older Adults
Dennis T. Villareal et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011
DOI 10.1056/nejmoa1008234
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