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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2023

Editorial: Obesity and Accelerated Aging.

D T Villareal

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Article in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

D T VillarealDennis T. Villareal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Email: dennis.villareal@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

DOES LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION IN OBESE OLDER ADULTS IMPROVE BONE QUALITY?R01DK109950 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI VILLAREAL, DENNIS T. · 2017 to 2022
$3.4M
EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS DURING VOLUNTARY WEIGHT LOSS IN OBESE OLDER ADULTSR01AG031176 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VILLAREAL, DENNIS T. · 2009 to 2016
$2.3M
Testosterone Replacement to Augment Lifestyle Therapy in Obese Older VeteransI01CX000906 · VA · MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI VILLAREAL, DENNIS T. · 2014 to 2019
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Lifestyle Intervention plus Metformin to Treat Frailty in Older Veterans with ObesityI01CX002161 · VA · MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DENNIS T. VILLAREAL · 2021 to 2026
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CSRD VA I01 CX000906CSRD VA I01 CX002161NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031176NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109950
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Through shared pathophysiologic mechanisms, obesity exacerbates the age-related decline in physical function, which leads to frailty and disability. Obesity and aging are characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, which contributes to reduced muscle quality and protein control mechanisms as well as to diminished muscle anabolic response. Obesity causes oxidative stress and inflammation, which increases telomere shortening. Calorie excess increases ROS formation, which damages nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria and promotes cellular senescence. Given the persistence of DNA damage associated with altered DNA repair proteins in obesity and aging, it is thought that inability to repair DNA may be the principal molecular event that underlies accelerated aging. Calorie restriction in combination with exercise slows biological aging by protecting against the molecular and cellular damages that occur in obesity and aging. Promising approaches such as Time Restricted Eating, Mediterranean Diet, and Senolytics need further investigation.

Indexed as

AgingCellular SenescenceHumansInflammationObesityOxidative StressProteinsProteins

Identifiers

PMID37248754
PMCPMC10349370
OpenAlexW4378390566

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