Challenges in Treatment of Obesity in the Elderly
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; EWGSOP: The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People; PI3K: Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase; AKT: Serine Threonine Kinase; FoxO: Forkhead Box O; ASN: American Society for Nutrition; NAASO: North American Association for the Study of Obesity; VLCD: Very Low-Calorie Diets; SCOOP: Scientific Co-Operation on Questions Relating to Food; DXA: Dual Energy Densitometry; HMB: Hydroxymethylbutyrate; TNFα: Tumor Necrosis Factor-α; IL-6: Interleukin-6; SCOUT: Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial; GLP-:1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analogue; HGH: Human Growth Hormone
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