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The median total weight loss percentage after eight weeks was 10.2%.
Practitioners can expect an average weight loss of around 10% in similar programs.
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The median [IQR] total weight loss percentage after eight weeks was 10.2 [8.6, 12.2] %.
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Based on the prospective cohort study design.
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Weight loss is proportional to increases in fasting serum beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in adults with severe obesity undergoing a meal replacement programme
Francis Finucane et al. · Human Nutrition & Metabolism · 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.hnm.2023.200192
cohort · n=120Cited 7×
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