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Weight loss, not aerobic exercise, improves pulmonary function in older obese men
Author(s)	Christopher J Womack, Dixie L Harris, Leslie I Katzel
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 8, August 2000
Pages	pp M453-M457
Keywords	Obesity ; Older men ; Weight ; Exercise ; Cardiovascular systems ; Physical capacity ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	The 35 middle-aged, sedentary, male Americans who underwent a weight loss programme in this study decreased their weight by 11%, body fat percentage by 21%, waist circumference by 8%, waist-hip ratio by 2%, and fat-free mass by 3%. The study's overall findings show that static lung volumes improve with weight loss but not with aerobic exercise in middle-aged and older, moderately obese, sedentary males. This suggests that weight loss has a positive impact on their respiratory function but not on measures of their dynamic pulmonary function. These findings therefore indicate that some of the alterations in pulmonary function attributed to ageing are due to obesity and are potentially modifiable in obese men. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001123204 A
Classmark	CSA: BC: 4X6: CEA: BKK: BI: 4C: 7T
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