For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy ...

By 80, 50% of adults have a condition called sarcopenia, defined as the gradual loss of muscle mass and strength due to aging ...

"I see patients with Medicare every day who are struggling with health complications of obesity and have tried and failed to ...

Food insecurity — not having access to food consistently — can hit older adults especially hard. In fact, for each year that a person over the age of 65 is uncertain about where they will get food ...

A new University of Michigan study shows that a strong majority of older Americans want health insurance — including Medicare — to cover weight loss medica ...

In this survey study of older U.S. adults, most participants agreed that Medicare should cover weight management medications and more than half of those with body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater ...

Osteoporosis, a progressive bone disease, weakens bones, making them prone to fractures, particularly in older adults and ...

Even a little weight loss can work wonders for your health. A study found that people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes who lost 5-7% of their weight had a 58% lower risk of developing it.

As many as 50% of older adults struggle to fall or stay asleep ... and strength training or resistance workouts like lifting weights. While combination and aerobic exercises were found to be ...