Among old people (60-75 years), exercise produces metabolic changes that require the expenditure of fewer calories during physical activity, it also allowed them to more preferentially burn fat.
In this study, the diet plus exercise group was the most efficient at the exercise task at the end of the experiment, compared to other groups.
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Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass
Source : Science Daily
Journal of Applied Physiology
