Introduction:

Although sarcopenic obesity is not clearly defined, it is understood as the synergistic relationship between the loss of muscle mass and function with an increase in fat mass, which characterizes the obesity that increases with age.

Objective:

To analyze the effects of physical exercise and nutritional supplementation on sarcopenic obesity in older adults.

Materials and methods:

A bibliographic search of reports published between 2015 and 2020 in the Medline database through Pubmed, SciELO and Google Scholar was conducted, using the terms Sarcopenia, Obesity, Frail Elderly Exercise and Dietary Supplements. The search included narrative and systematic reviews, with or without meta-analyses of the effect of interventions through exercise and/or nutritional supplementation in older adults.

Results:

The definition criteria and relationship between obesity and sarcopenia were addressed using interventions with physical and nutritional exercises to prevent and/or treat sarcopenic obesity.

Conclusions:

The different strategies of physical exercise and nutritional supplementation, either individually or in combination, can prevent and/or counteract sarcopenic obesity in older adults, since they affect fundamental parameters such as body composition and the physical performance associated with quality of life.

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