The Claim
A 10-week lifestyle intervention combining three weekly sessions of 30 minutes each of endurance and resistance exercise with hypocaloric nutrition is associated with a 36% reduction in senescence-associated β-galactosidase-positive cells in subcutaneous adipose tissue of older adults with obesity (mean age 68.4, BMI 33.3).
What the research says
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In older adults with obesity, a 10-week program of three weekly exercise sessions and a calorie-restricted diet is associated with a 36% decrease in senescence-associated β-galactosidase-positive cells in fat tissue.
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A 10-week lifestyle intervention combining three weekly sessions of 30 minutes each of endurance and resistance exercise with hypocaloric nutrition is associated with a 36% reduction in senescence-associated β-galactosidase-positive cells in subcutaneous adipose tissue of older adults with obesity (mean age 68.4, BMI 33.3), suggesting a potential link between lifestyle modification and reduced cellular senescence markers in this population.
When older adults with obesity exercise and eat fewer calories, their fat tissue experiences less stress and inflammation. This causes a drop in a protein called p16 that stops cells from dividing. With less p16, fewer fat cells become stuck in an aging state, and the number of aging cells in the fat tissue goes down.
What the research says
1 studyIn older adults with obesity, a 10-week program of exercise and eating less led to a 36% drop in a biological marker of aging cells in fat tissue — exactly what the claim says.
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