Obesity: Weight loss without drugs. A balanced diet avoiding high-calorie foods, plus exercise

Prescrire International

Volumn 16, Issue 90, 2007, Pages 162-167

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BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FAMILY THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROUP THERAPY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LONG TERM CARE; LOW CALORY DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WEIGHT LOSS;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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