Geriatric Obesity

Obesity in older adults requires careful management balancing benefit and risk. The session covers GLP-1 in older adults including the SELECT subgroup analyses, frailty assessment in obesity management, muscle preservation strategies in elderly weight loss, falls risk during rapid weight loss, geriatric-specific outcomes beyond simple weight, and the LookAHEAD and STEP-Older Adults data. Discussion addresses bariatric surgery in older adults, the comparison of weight loss vs weight maintenance in elderly, cognition and obesity bidirectionality, the role of obesity in the obesity paradox in heart failure and CKD, end-of-life obesity considerations, and the integration with comprehensive geriatric assessment.