Metformin as an adjunctive therapy to an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity with Dennis Villareal

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Metformin has received a lot of attention in the field of ageing, though clinical trials remain scarce. Dennis Villareal (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, USA) discusses the DEMFOS trial assessingl assessing whether adding metformin to an intensive lifestyle intervention can improve physical functioning in older adults with obesity and functional impairment. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(26)00067-X/fulltext

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