More than 70-year-old old man

Moderate fat can prolong life

China's traditional Chinese medicine reported

        Now the topic of reducing weight is very stylish, some old people worry about being overweight can increase the chronic diseases. A few days ago, the American geriatrics society journal of research shows that, 70 years old or older without too much reason to lose weight, as long as not a sedentary lifestyle, a little fat can also live longer.

        From the west Australian university health and aging center of older medical professor dr FuLiKe etc, in overweight elderly people over the age of 70 after 10 years of follow-up, confirmed that they than normal weight the old 13% lower risk of death.

        Last summer, researchers in Canada for more than 11000 adults more than 10 years of follow-up, the results showed that the risk of death are overweight adults than normal weight, low 17% adults; Even adjusting the influence factors of disease, after the death of the light weight is the highest risk; Sedentary women at ordinary times the risk of death than women often movement twice as many sedentary men at ordinary times the risk of death only 28% higher.

        Dr. FuLiKe in the United States institute of old news conference said: "unless for overweight lead to diabetes or osteoarthritis occurrence or worse, without too much reason to demand more than 70 years old people lose weight, old people benefit from the extra weight."

        University of California, Los Angeles, YaoSi card tile medical doctor said: "up to 24 of observational studies show that over 80 who have some extra fat is useful. I'd rather healthy elderly patients than normal weight 4.5 ~ 9 pounds, not less 4.5 ~ 9 pounds."

        Medical experts suggested that the old a bit fatter in China have no relation, mainly is not sedentary, need to exercise, can prolong life. (ChenYue ZhouJianLie)