Why people gain weight as they get older

[Samantha Witch]

Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has uncovered why that is: Lipid turnover in the fat tissue decreases during ageing and makes it easier to gain weight, even if we don't eat more or exercise less than before. The study is published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Link is broken, so taken down.

 

[Mrs Langtrees]

There is only one reason for gaining weight, and that is consuming more calories than you are expending, on daily life and exercise.
In today's society we have too much sugar and carbohydrates in our diet.

 

[Alley W]

If you're burning fewer calories and you haven't changed your diet, you're going to gain weight.