Adults over 65 don’t need to worry about carrying a few extra pounds, according to British medical experts.
A guidance report from the British Dietetic Association, published in November and based on a review of studies by Plymouth University, recommends that for those over 65 and slightly overweight, “losing weight may not improve your health.”
A 2021 analysis by Plymouth researchers suggests that for older people, the ideal Body Mass Index is actually between 25 and 29.9, or overweight, compared to the usual advice of a “healthy” BMI between 18.5 and 25.
An overweight BMI “is not associated with adverse mortality outcomes in older adults,” the Plymouth researchers said in their review. “In fact, being overweight is associated with the lowest mortality in all age groups, and this association is particularly pronounced in older adults.”
Alison Smith of the dietetics association told The New Scientist that one reason older people benefit from extra weight is that the body stores energy in fat, which can be used when people are sick and don’t have much of an appetite.
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“Periods of poor health increase as you age,” says Smith. “By encouraging older adults to lose weight, you almost make them less resilient.”
Weight loss, in addition to eliminating fat tissue, can also cause muscle wasting, which can increase people’s susceptibility to disease, the outlet said.
Mary Hickson, a professor of dietetics at the University of Plymouth and co-author of the 2021 review, said that the third issue stems from the fact that when dieting, people can become tired and physically inactive. This can further contribute to potentially serious muscle loss issues.
“It’s better to stay fit and not worry too much about being overweight than to hit this arbitrary BMI target of 25,” Hickson told The New Scientist.
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