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Global Translational Medicine

MINI-REVIEW
The potential impact of weight control

management on metabolic health during
healthy aging

Onur Oral * , Mudasir Maqbool 2 , Pramila Thapa 3 , Pinar Tatlibal 4 ,
1
and Mumtaz Enser 5
1 Department of Health and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
3 Department of Health Sciences, Life Skill Education Institutes/Yeti Health Science Academy,
Katmandu, Nepal
4 Department of Sports and Physical Education, Faculty of Necat Hepkon Sport Sciences, Dokuz
Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
5 Department of Philosophy, Institute of Social Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

This review highlights the importance of weight management in supporting metabolic
health and healthy aging. By taking into account the genetic, environmental, and
behavioral factors, effective weight management strategies can help reduce the risk of
metabolic disorders and improve overall quality of life. The aging process is a multifaceted
*Corresponding author: phenomenon influenced by a number of socioeconomic, biological, and psychological
Onur Oral
(onur.oral@ege.edu.tr) factors. In an aging society, the importance of healthy living and the significance of
delaying aging process have increasingly gaining traction. The emergence of new
Citation: Oral O, Maqbool M,
Thapa P, Tatlibal P, Enser M. The medical and technological developments has led to the development of anti-aging
potential impact of weight control methodologies designed to extend a healthy life span. Although aging is a natural
management on metabolic health process that can be accompanied by health problems, research shows that adopting a
during healthy aging. Global Transl
Med. 2025:4(1):136-141. healthy lifestyle can help to delay and alleviate the negative effects of aging. Extensive
doi: 10.36922/gtm.4815 clinical studies emphasize the importance of nutrition and regular physical activity in
Received: September 10, 2024 maintaining metabolic health in the healthy aging process. In summary, this review
highlights genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors in weight management
Revised: November 8, 2024 to support metabolic health and healthy aging, and evaluates the incorporation of
Accepted: December 20, 2024 personalized medicine in weight management as promising method of interventions
Published online: January 13, to improve the healthy aging process.
2025
Copyright: © 2025 Author(s). Keywords: Metabolic health; Longevity; Weight control management; Healthy aging;
This is an Open-Access article Obesity
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License, permitting distribution,
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properly cited. 1. Introduction
Publisher’s Note: AccScience Aging, a complex phenomenon characterized by the gradual deterioration of metabolic
Publishing remains neutral with and bodily systems, encompassing a range of dimensions including socioeconomic,
regard to jurisdictional claims in 1,2
published maps and institutional biological, and psychological factors, is increasingly recognized as a treatable condition
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affiliations. thanks to new scientific research. Research has shown that various interventions such
Volume 4 Issue 1 (2025) 136 doi: 10.36922/gtm.4815