Health, not weight loss, focused programmes versus conventional weight loss programmes for cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Obesity is a cardiovascular disease risk factor. Conventional weight loss (CWL) programmes focus on weight loss, however ‘health, not weight loss, focused’ (HNWL) programmes concentrate on improved health and well-being, irrespective of weight loss. What are the differences in CV...

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Main Authors: Nazanin Khasteganan, Deborah Lycett, Gill Furze, Andy P. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1083-8