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Exercise, substrate utilization and energy requirements in the elderly.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8581104     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We consider the impact of endurance and resistance exercise on energy expenditure and substrate utilization in the elderly. We present data to show that endurance exercise increases resting metabolic rate in elderly men and women and these changes appear to be sympathetically mediated. Preliminary data also shows that vigorous endurance exercise causes a compensatory decline in energy expenditure during the non-exercising portion of the day, suggesting that this type of exercise prescription may actually be counter-productive to promoting fat loss. Several studies using resistance training interventions in older individuals suggests that this exercise mode also increases resting metabolic rate and basal sympathetic nervous system activity. The impact of age and endurance exercise on fat mobilization and oxidation are briefly considered. The major findings are that whole body fat oxidation decreased with advancing age and this decrease was primarily related to the age-associated decrease in fat-free mass. Furthermore, endurance training altered basal utilization patterns in the elderly by shifting disposal of fatty acids from nonoxidative to oxidative pathways and that increases in fat oxidation were related to the increase in norepinephrine appearance rate. Exercise interventions that preserve fat-free mass and/or enhance aerobic capacity may increase or maintain fat oxidation and possibly blunt the tendency towards increasing adiposity in older individuals.
Authors:
E T Poehlman; M J Toth; T Fonong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity     Volume:  19 Suppl 4     ISSN:  0307-0565     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord.     Publication Date:  1995 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-03-21     Completed Date:  1996-03-21     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9313169     Medline TA:  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S93-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore VA Medical Center 21201, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aging / metabolism,  physiology
Body Composition / physiology
Energy Metabolism / physiology*
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Lipid Metabolism
Male
Nutritional Requirements
Obesity / metabolism,  physiopathology
Oxidation-Reduction
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG-00564/AG/NIA NIH HHS; AG-07857/AG/NIA NIH HHS; T32-AG00219/AG/NIA NIH HHS

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