Research
Metabolic adaptation
Proximal risk factors such as hypertension and metabolic disorders can be targeted to prevent or delay disabling clinical conditions.
Interventions should focus on managing proximal risk factors to enhance health in older adults.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
the simplest interventions of all could target 'proximal' risk factors that closely relate to disease and disability.
Why this rating
Supported by a careful review of literature.
Source
Healthy ageing: Evidence that improvement is possible at every age
Jean‐Pierre Michel et al. · European Geriatric Medicine · 2016
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