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Increasing physical activity with improved diet is associated with the largest reductions in body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist circumference.
Encouraging both increased physical activity and dietary improvements can maximize fat loss.
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Increasing physical activity with improved diet was associated with the largest difference in body fat percentage (β:-0.62), body mass index (-0.37), and waist circumference (-1.21).
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The study is based on a large cohort from the UK Biobank.
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Associations of changes in physical activity and diet with incident obesity and changes in adiposity: Longitudinal findings from the UK Biobank
Matthew Ahmadi et al. · Preventive Medicine · 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107435
cohort · n=31344Cited 17×
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