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Caloric restriction leads to a significant decrease in body weight in the short term.
Practitioners should consider caloric restriction as an effective short-term strategy for weight loss.
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The analysis showed that caloric restriction leads to a significant decrease in body weight in the short term.
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Based on the analysis of clinical trials and systematic reviews.
Source
Analysis of the different approaches effectiveness to the treatment of patients with obesity
M.S.-U. Khamzaeva et al. · Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine · 2025
DOI 10.17116/profmed202528061120
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