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Obese individuals should not allow concerns about hazards of weight cycling to deter them from efforts to control their body weight.
Encourage obese clients to focus on weight management without fear of cycling.
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Therefore, obese individuals should not allow concerns about hazards of weight cycling to deter them from efforts to control their body weight.
Why this rating
Based on the overall synthesis of available evidence.
Source
Weight cycling. National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
Richard L. Atkinson et al. · JAMA · 1994
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