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Moderate weight gain is associated with lower odds of achieving a composite healthy aging outcome.

Weight management strategies may be crucial for promoting healthy aging.

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The multivariable-adjusted odds ratio for the composite healthy aging outcome associated with moderate weight gain was 0.78 in women and 0.88 in men.
Yan Zheng et al. · JAMA · 2017

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Based on cohort analysis of large populations.

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Associations of Weight Gain From Early to Middle Adulthood With Major Health Outcomes Later in Life

Yan Zheng et al. · JAMA · 2017

DOI 10.1001/jama.2017.7092

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