A new study that followed healthy older Australian and U.S. adults concluded that weight loss may increase their risk of death, including life-limiting conditions.
The adults were weighed annually, with researchers warning physicians to be aware of the"significant association" between relatively minor weight loss of more than 5% and mortality.
Older men who lost between 5%-10% of weight — compared to those who had stable weight — had a 33% higher risk of mortality, and those who lost more than 10% of weight had a 289% higher chance of mortality.Women who lost between 5%-10% of their weight had a 26% higher chance of mortality, and those who lost more than 10% had a 114% higher chance.
The authors posited that the observation that weight loss was associated with mortality among men may be the result of the different body composition characteristics of men and women.
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