Involuntary Weight Loss: As Vexing as Obesity

The most rapidly growing population segment is represented by those over 60 years of age (World Health Organization 2014). Within the next 30 years, this group of people is expected to represent 22% of the general population. In the United States, the number of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060 or slightly more than 23% of the total population (U.S. Census Bureau 2019).

Within this senior population, there is a continual involu…