Obesity in older adults. A major contributor to chronicity

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Body Mass Index
• Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
• Chronic Disease
• Cost of Illness
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology
• Exercise Therapy
• Feeding Behavior
• Humans
• Life Style
• Metabolic Syndrome / etiology
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse's Role
• Nursing Assessment
• Nutrition Policy
• Obesity / complications*
• Obesity / epidemiology
• Obesity / prevention & control*
• Patient Care Planning
• Physical Examination
• Severity of Illness Index
• Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
• United States / epidemiology