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Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary

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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1998-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3575 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Overweight.

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The escalating pandemics of obesity and sedentary lifestyle. A call to action for clinicians.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a "call to action" with step-by-step guidelines specifically directed at the pivotal role of physicians and other health care professionals in curbing these dangerous epidemics.
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Lifestyle Modification for Obesity: New Developments in Diet, Physical Activity, and Behavior Therapy

TL;DR: A narrative review examines weight losses achieved with this approach, as well as new developments with each of the 3 components, in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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Fetal and early life growth and body mass index from birth to early adulthood in 1958 British cohort: longitudinal study

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TL;DR: Maternal weight largely explains the association between birth weight and adult body mass index, and it may be a more important risk factor for obesity in the child than birth weight.
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Trends in serum lipids and lipoproteins of adults, 1960-2002.

TL;DR: The increase in the proportion of adults using lipid-lowering medication, particularly in older age groups, likely contributed to the decreases in total and LDL cholesterol levels observed.
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Weight Management Through Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale and Strategies: A statement of the American Diabetes Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition

TL;DR: The American Diabetes Association, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition have joined together to issue this statement on the use of lifestyle modification in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
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