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Nutritional and exercise interventions in individuals with sarcopenic obesity around retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Nutrition reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT06360432 (Effects of the EatWelLog App on Enhancing Daily Diet Management for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of the EatWelLog App on Enhancing Daily Diet Management for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimizing health outcomes for older adults with sarcopenic obesity: a scoping review of nutrition, exercise and combined interventions.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of supplemental protein in older people: an overview of meta-analyses.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise and Nutrition for Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Subgroup Analysis by Population Characteristics.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Training modalities for elder sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Adherence to resistance training and hypocaloric diet among persons near retirement age - A secondary data analysis of three randomized controlled trials.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Trial
- Effects of resistance training on balance-related physical performance in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Review
- Risk of protein intake deficiency during treatment with GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists: considerations for secondary sarcopenia.Advances in therapy · 2026Review
- Dietary patterns and the progression from obesity to sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia and Frailty in COPD: Mechanisms, Relationship with Malnutrition and Potential Therapeutic Interventions.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Divergent associations of social isolation with body composition in Chinese middle-aged and older adults.Population health metrics · 2026Observational
- Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Incident Sarcopenic Obesity: A 17-Year Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Overview of rehabilitation interventions for ESPEN/EASO-defined sarcopenic obesity: a scoping review.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review of the Metabolic Benefits of GLP-1 and GIP Receptor Agonists in Obesity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Lymphatic dysfunction and impaired interstitial clearance in sarcopenic obesity: a hypothesis-generating review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Diagnostic agreement of nutritional screening tools in obesity-related knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Dietary and Behavioral Strategies for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Application of nutrition interventions with GLP-1 based therapies: A narrative review of the challenges and solutions.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Effects of a One-Year Multicomponent Exercise Program on Community-Dwelling Older Adults at Risk of Sarcopenic Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Local Muscle-Fat Ratio in Geriatric Palliative Care Patients: An Ultrasonographic Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Aging-Related Obesity: Unveiling Mitochondrial and Metabolic Dysfunction.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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10 authors.
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Abstract
contextRetirement is an opportune time for people to establish new healthy routines. Exercise and nutritional interventions are promising in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenic obesity.
objectiveThis systematic review aimed. to assess the effectiveness of nutritional and exercise interventions for the treatment of sarcopenic obesity in persons of retirement age. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and CENTRAL databases were searched in September 2021 for randomized controlled trials; a manual search was also conducted. The search yielded 261 studies, of which 11 were eligible for inclusion. DATA EXTRACTION: Studies of community-dwelling individuals with sarcopenic obesity receiving any nutritional or exercise intervention ≥ 8 weeks with the mean age ± standard deviation between 50 and 70 years were included. Primary endpoint was body composition, and secondary endpoints were body mass index, muscle strength, and physical function. The literature review, study selection, data extraction, and risk-of-bias assessment were performed by two reviewers independently. Data were pooled for meta-analysis when possible.
resultsMeta-analysis was only possible for the exposure "resistance training" and the exposure "training (resistance or aerobic)" in combination with the exposure "added protein" as compared with "no intervention" or "training alone." Resistance training led to a significant body fat reduction of -1.53% (95%CI, -2.91 to -0.15), an increase in muscle mass of 2.72% (95%CI, 1.23-4.22), an increase in muscle strength of 4.42 kg (95%CI, 2.44-6.04), and a slight improvement in gait speed of 0.17 m/s (95%CI, 0.01-0.34). Protein combined with an exercise intervention significantly reduces fat mass (-0.80 kg; 95%CI, -1.32 to -0.28). Some individual studies of dietary or food supplement interventions for which data could not be pooled showed positive effects on body composition.
conclusionResistance training is an effective treatment for persons of retirement age with sarcopenic obesity. Increased protein intake combined with exercise may increase reductions in fat mass. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration no. CRD42021276461.
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