Can you lose weight after the age of 70?

1. If you are older than 70 years, you will only be advised to lose weight if your BMI is above 30 and if losing weight can help to reduce health problems, such as type 2 diabetes and heart and vascular disease.

Losing weight under supervision We recommend people over 70 to lose weight only under the guidance of a dietician or doctor. When you are older, you have a lower energy requirement and it is more difficult to get all the necessary nutrients. It is also important to lose as little muscle mass as possible when losing weight. Taking sufficient protein in combination with exercise is therefore important. Do you have a high BMI, a large waist circumference and if you want to lose weight, please contact your doctor. The doctor can view whether in your case it is wise to lose weight. What can you do yourself?

1. You can get started by clicking on it make sure you don't gain weight. You can do this by eating healthy with the Wheel of Five and enough to move. That means getting enough exercise you exercise moderately or heavily intensively for at least 2.5 hours a week, spread over multiple days. In addition, it is important to eat at least 2 times a week doing activities that strengthen your bones and muscles and doing balance exercises to do. And limit sitting too much. Fill in the Wheel of Five tool to see how much nutrition you need per day.

2. You can get started by clicking on it make sure you don't gain weight. You can do this by eating healthy with the Wheel of Five and enough to move. That means getting enough exercise you exercise moderately or heavily intensively for at least 2.5 hours a week, spread over multiple days. In addition, it is important to eat at least twice a week doing activities that strengthen your bones and muscles and doing balance exercises to do. And limit sitting too much. Fill in the Wheel of Five tool to see how much nutrition you need per day.