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Combining a reduced-fat diet with aerobic exercise has the greatest chance for success in obesity treatment.
Encourage clients to adopt a reduced-fat diet alongside aerobic exercise for better weight management.
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The treatment with the greatest chance for success combines a reduced-fat diet with aerobic exercise.
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Obesity Treatment: Can Diet Composition Play a Role?
James O. Hill et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1993
DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-119-7_part_2-199310011-00013
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