Weight Cycling Risks in Older Patients With Obesity
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Discovery of the day · Diabetes
Do weight loss and weight cycling present a clinically meaningful risk in older patients?
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Key finding
Medicine · Diabetes & Endocrinology
Discovery of the day
This correspondence challenges the conclusion that weight cycling is clinically harmless, arguing that such a view excludes the majority of patients with obesity, particularly in the context of ageing. The authors contend that intermittent weight loss may carry meaningful risks in older populations, where metabolic resilience and physiological reserves are diminished. For a clinician managing older patients with diabetes—who frequently encounter unintentional weight loss, sarcopenia, and frailty—this distinction is critical for determining whether repeated weight-loss attempts could exacerbate complications and compromise functional outcomes.
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