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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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Validity of Self-reported Height and Weight in Women of Reproductive Age

TL;DR: Overall, self-reported height and weight were found to give an accurate representation of true BMI in this study, although there were some demographic differences in the ability to accurately reportheight and weight, particularly with respect to race/ethnicity.
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The effects of a whole grain-enriched hypocaloric diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women with metabolic syndrome.

TL;DR: Both hypocaloric diets were effective means of improving CVD risk factors with moderate weight loss and there were significantly greater decreases in CRP and percentage body fat in the abdominal region in participants consuming whole grains than in those consuming refined grains.
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Self-perception of weight appropriateness in the United States.

TL;DR: The self-perceived appropriateness of weight status varies in highly predictable ways among population-level subgroups, likely reflecting differences in the normative evaluation of bodily weight standards.
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Obesity and eating habits among college students in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

TL;DR: The findings suggest the need for strategies and coordinated efforts at all levels to reduce the tendency of overweight, obesity and elevated body fat, and to promote healthy eating habits in the authors' youth.
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Metabolic and weight-loss effects of a long-term dietary intervention in obese patients

TL;DR: The hypothesis that defined meal replacements can be used for successful, long-term weight control and improvements in certain biomarkers of disease risk is supported.
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