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A 12-week nutrition and health canteen-based lifestyle intervention significantly reduces body weight, BMI, and systemic inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, hs-CRP) in middle-aged adults.
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After the intervention, the body weight of participants significantly decreased [74.00 (61.05–81.6) kg vs. 72.35 (58.83–80.15) kg, p < 0.001]... Notably, the levels of inflammatory biomarkers, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and hs-CRP decreased markedly after the intervention.
Why this rating
Single-group pre-post design without a control group limits causal inference, though statistical significance is reported.
Source
Nutrition and health canteen-based lifestyle intervention: association with weight management, lipid metabolism regulation, and inflammation alleviation in middle-aged adults
X. F. Luo et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition · 2026
DOI 10.3389/fnut.2026.1754647
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