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Dieting-induced weight loss does not reduce mortality or cardiovascular events in obese persons.
Practitioners should be cautious in promoting dieting as a means to reduce mortality or cardiovascular risks.
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do not acknowledge the lack of evidence showing that dieting-induced weight loss reduces mortality or cardiovascular events in obese persons.
Why this rating
Based on a large, multicenter intensive diet and lifestyle intervention trial.
Source
Efficacy of Commercial Weight-Loss Programs
James T. Langland · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2015
DOI 10.7326/l15-5130
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