Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes to Body Fat

From Wake Forest University School of Medicine:

WINSTON-SALEM – When it comes to body fat, today’s older adults face a double whammy, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age – but because of the obesity epidemic – they actually begin their older years fatter.

The result is an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis and disability, according to Jingzhong Ding, M.D., Ph.D., lead author and a researcher on aging at Wake Forest Baptist.

Full press release here.