Weight loss and mortality: what does the evidence show?
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
A study in this month's PLoS Medicine concludes that, "deliberate weight loss in overweight subjects, without known co-morbidities, may be hazardous in the long term." Stampfer questions whether the data really support such a conclusion.
Medical subject headings
- Obesity
- Weight Loss