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Yes, weight is linked to chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, kidney disease and stroke, but it is hard to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between weight ...
“Women struggle with weight gain during menopause due to fluctuating estrogen levels which cause water retention and changes in metabolism,” she told Parade.com, adding that this often happens ...
(Remember: Losing muscle as we age is one reason for weight gain!) Related: 'I'm an OB/GYN and This Is the One Habit I Want Every Woman Over 60 to Stop Doing ASAP'
Malabsorption is a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Impairment can be of single or multiple nutrients depending on the abnormality.
In this study, children born to mothers with high folate concentrations and low vitamin B 12 concentrations were found to have higher adiposity and insulin resistance at age 6. In the same study, over 60% of pregnant women were deficient in vitamin B 12, which was considered to increase the risk of gestational and later diabetes in the mothers ...
Malabsorption of carbohydrates and fats may cause weight loss (or failure to thrive or stunted growth in children) and fatigue or lack of energy. Anaemia may develop in several ways: iron malabsorption may cause iron deficiency anaemia , and folic acid and vitamin B 12 malabsorption may give rise to megaloblastic anaemia .
Weight loss over 60 can be difficult due to muscle loss and changes in metabolism. Here, doctors and dietitians share how to build strength and lose pounds.
Pernicious anemia due to autoimmune problems occurs in about one per 1000 people in the US. Among those over the age of 60, about 2% have the condition. [8] It more commonly affects people of northern European descent. [2] Women are more commonly affected than men. [15] With proper treatment, most people live normal lives. [5]