Weighted Vest Use during Dietary Weight Loss on Bone Health in Older Adults with Obesity

Jessica L Kelleher¹, Daniel P Beavers², Rebecca M Henderson³, Dixie Yow³, Charlotte Crotts³, Jessica Kiel⁴, Barbara J Nicklas^1,3 and Kristen M Beavers^1*

¹Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA

²Department of Biostatistics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA

³Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA

⁴Department of Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Medifast Inc., Owings Mills, MD, 21117, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Kristen M Beavers, MPH, RD, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC 27109, USA, Tel: (336)-758-5855 Email: