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. 2022 May;70(5):1599-1604.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.17732. Epub 2022 Mar 9.

A call for solutions for healthy aging through a systems-based, equitable approach to obesity

Emily A Callahan  1 , Dorothea K Vafiadis  2 , Kathleen A Cameron  2 , Fatima Cody Stanford  3 ; Obesity and Equitable Aging Group
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A call for solutions for healthy aging through a systems-based, equitable approach to obesity

Emily A Callahan et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

The National Council on Aging received an educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc. that was used in part to support the roundtable event. Emily A. Callahan received consulting fees from the National Council on Aging for science writing. Kathleen A. Cameron and Dorothea K. Vafiadis are employees of the National Council on Aging. Fatima C. Stanford reports grant funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in support of her work at the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (grant number NIH NIDDK P30 DK040561). The authors have no other disclosures to report.

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Trends in prevalence of obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2): U.S. adults ages 60 years and older Source: Fryar CD, Carroll, MD, Afful, J. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity among adults aged 20 and over: United States, 1960–1962 through 2017–2018. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Health E‐Stats. 2020
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Drivers of inequity, related challenges, and corresponding solutions for equitable obesity care among older adults Source: Developed by the authors based on the National Council on Aging's roundtable discussion on obesity and equitable aging, held October 21, 2021
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