Primary Prevention For Obesity
- Preventing Obesity - Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Lifestyle Changes and Psychosocial Treatments
Dietary Management
There are many approaches to dieting and many claims for great success with various fad diets. To date, although many diets achieve effective immediate weight loss, none has emerged as an effective tool for maintaining healthy weight. The only definite recommendation that can be made about any diet plan is to be sure it includes an exercise program, assuming there are no health problems to forbid it.
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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