In this episode of the Talking Studies Series, I talk through a weight-loss trial that tested the addition of three different exercise protocols to a weight-loss diet vs. the weight-loss diet alone and a control protocol for improving metrics related to frailty, cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, muscle mass, and more in obese elderly adults.
Though this particular study focused on weight-loss in elderly individuals, I think the findings and takeaways are fairly relevant and interesting in regards to reducing losses of muscle mass and strength while losing fat mass in general.
Links from the video:
Main Study Discussed (https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1616338?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Weight Loss, Exercise, or Both and Physical Function in Obese Older Adults
Definition of Lean Body Mass
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