Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary
F. X. Pi-Sunyer,Diane M. Becker,Claude Bouchard,Richard A. Carleton,Graham A. Colditz,William H. Dietz,John P. Foreyt,R. J. Garrison,Scott M. Grundy,Barbara C. Hansen,Millicent Higgins,James O. Hill,Barbara V. Howard,Robert J. Kuczmarski,Shiriki K. Kumanyika,R. D. Legako,T. E. Prewitt,A. P. Rocchini,Philip L. Smith,Linda Snetselaar,James R. Sowers,M. Weintrub,Don Williamson,G. T. Wilson,Clinton D. Brown,Karen A. Donato,Nancy D. Ernst,D. R. Hill,Michael J. Horan,Van S. Hubbard,J. P. Kiley,Eva Obarzanek,D. Shriger,E. Chiquette +33 more
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Low-lipid diet reduces frequency and severity of acute migraine attacks.
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TL;DR: In this group of patients, the low- Lipid diet significantly affected the number and severity of migraine attacks in comparison to a normal-lipid diet.
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The association between weight history and physical performance in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.
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TL;DR: Men and women who had a history of being overweight or obese at ages 25 or 50 had worse physical performance compared to those who were normal weight throughout or who were overweight or obesity at ages 70–79 but not in midlife or earlier.
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