Weight loss becomes more challenging with age, but getting older does not mean that maintaining a healthy weight is impossible. In fact, addressing excess weight can become increasingly important as the years pass. The challenge is finding an approach that reduces excess body fat without sacrificing muscle, strength, energy, or the ability to remain active.
Harvard Health's discussion of weight...
Burning calories does not simply become difficult because a person reaches a certain birthday. The physiology of energy expenditure is more complicated. Research examining human energy expenditure across the lifespan shows that metabolism does not steadily decline from young adulthood onward. Instead, energy expenditure follows distinct stages, remaining relatively stable through much of...