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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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.
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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
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