Why do some older people eat more than others?
Fat-Free Mass and Total Daily Energy Expenditure Estimated using Doubly Labelled Water Predict Energy Intake in a Large Sample of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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People with more muscle tend to eat more, and those who burn more energy also eat more—but this link gets weaker as people get older.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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People with more muscle tend to eat more, and those who burn more energy also eat more—but this link gets weaker as people get older.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 544 / 44
Evidence Score
A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Hopkins M, Casanova N, Finlayson G, Stubbs RJ, Blundell JE
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Older people with more muscle tend to eat more, but this link gets weaker as they get older.
The link between muscle mass or calorie burn and how much you eat gets weaker the older you get.
Older adults who burn more calories each day tend to eat more, but this link gets weaker as they get older.
How much fat a person has doesn’t seem to affect how much they eat, but how much muscle they have or how many calories they burn does.