A six-month study of 120+ adults in their 70s found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) reduced body fat while preserving lean muscle mass—the only exercise modality tested that achieved this dual outcome. Moderate and low-intensity exercise produced fat loss without comparable muscle preservation. — Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels (Pexels License)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
