Change in body weight of older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal results from the Berlin Aging Study II

• Main Authors: Valentin Max Vetter (Author), Johanna Drewelies (Author), Sandra Düzel (Author), Jan Homann (Author), Lil Meyer-Arndt (Author), Julian Braun (Author), Anne Pohrt (Author), Friederike Kendel (Author), Gert G. Wagner (Author), Andreas Thiel (Author), Lars Bertram (Author), Vera Regitz-Zagrosek (Author), Denis Gerstorf (Author), Ilja Demuth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Change in body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic as an unintended side effect of lockdown measures has been predominantly reported for younger and middle-aged adults. However, information on older adults for which weight loss is known to result in adverse outcomes, is scarce. In this s...