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Middle-aged and older overweight/obese adults (≥50 years) experience similar or greater improvements in endothelial function from weight loss compared to younger adults (<50 years).
If you are over 50 and overweight, losing weight through diet can significantly improve your blood vessel health, potentially even more than it would for a younger person. Do not assume age limits the vascular benefits of weight loss.
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Improvements in endothelium-dependent dilation were not related to age: mean increases in subjects ≥50 years of age were similar to or greater than those <50 years of age.
Why this rating
Statistically significant improvement in the ≥50 subgroup, though smaller sample size for <50 subgroup.
Source
Weight Loss Alone Improves Conduit and Resistance Artery Endothelial Function in Young and Older Overweight/Obese Adults
Gary L. Pierce et al. · Hypertension · 2008
DOI 10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.111427
rct · n=40Cited 167×
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