16/10/2026
In a randomized 18-month trial of 249 older adults with obesity, adding exercise to diet increased fat loss, and adding resistance training preserved more lean mass than adding aerobic training.
Beavers
2017
Related trials in similar older populations support the broader pattern that diet-driven weight loss improves body composition most when paired with exercise, while resistance-focused programs better limit lean-mass loss than aerobic-only approaches.
Beavers
2017
Beavers
2013
Beavers
2013