“Obesity paradox” describes the counterintuitive finding that aged overweight and obese
people with a particular disease may have better outcomes than their normal weight or …

Background: Recent interest has focused on a unique subgroup of overweight and obese
individuals who have normal metabolic features despite increased adiposity. Normal-weight …

Background: Whether the association between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause
mortality for older adults is the same as for younger adults is unclear. Objective: The …

Study Design. A population-based, prospective cohort study. Objective. To determine
whether overweight, obesity, or more generally an elevated body mass index (BMI) increase …

The revised European consensus defined sarcopenia as a progressive and generalized
skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with an increased likelihood of adverse outcomes …

Sarcopenia represents one of the hallmarks of all chronic diseases, including cancer, and
was already investigated as a prognostic marker in the pre-immunotherapy era. Sarcopenia …

Anthropometry (derived from the Greek Anthropos: human, and metron: measure) refers to
the systematic collection, and measurement of the physical characteristics of the human …

Excessive body weight is associated with increased health risks in humans. In general, the
risk of mortality increases with greater obesity. The 2018 guideline for the management of …

This review comprehensively examines the current knowledge on the relationship between
body mass index (BMI) and dementia. The association between BMI and cognition is …

Because eating habits are inseparably linked with people's physical health, effective
behaviour interventions are highly demanded to promote healthy eating among older …