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WLM had significantly higher odds of meeting the EAR for several micronutrients compared to controls.
Practitioners should focus on micronutrient intake when advising weight loss maintainers.
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WLM had significantly higher odds for meeting the EAR for copper (OR=5.8), magnesium (OR=2.9), potassium (OR=4.7), vitamin A (OR=2.8), thiamin (OR=2.3), riboflavin (OR=6.5), vitamin B6 (OR=2.91), vitamin C (OR=5.0), folate (OR=2.2), and vitamin E (OR=1.8).
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Based on the large sample size and statistical significance.
Source
Diet Quality and Micronutrient Intake in Long-Term Weight Loss Maintainers
Rebecca W. Pascual · 2019
DOI 10.15368/theses.2019.81
cross-sectional · n=1309
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