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Health Benefits Of Endurance Training Alone Or Combined With Diet For Obese Patients Over 60: A Review, Walid Bouaziz May 2015

Health Benefits Of Endurance Training Alone Or Combined With Diet For Obese Patients Over 60: A Review, Walid Bouaziz

Walid Bouaziz

The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing in older patients and it is ubiquitous in many developed countries. Obesity is related to various negative health outcomes, making it a major public health target for intervention. The aim of this study was to explore and summarise the literature that addresses endurance training alone or combined with nutrition interventions to combat obesity in obese patients over age 60. We searched online electronic databases up to September 2014 for original observational and intervention studies published between 1995 and 2014 on the relationship between endurance training alone or combined with a diet in obese …