基线血清生物标志物预测对肥胖的老年人减肥干预的反应:试点研究

David H Lynch1, Blake R Rushing2,3, Wimal Pathmasiri2,3

  • 1Division of Geriatric Medicine and Center for Aging and Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BMBS 5003 Old Clinic/CB #7550, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

Metabolites
|July 29, 2023
PubMed
概括

在基线显示咖啡因代谢增加的肥胖老年人更有可能通过生活方式干预来实现显著的体重减轻. 这表明,在这个人口群体中,减肥成功的潜在代谢标志物.

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