Research
Metabolic adaptation
A threshold of approximately 5% weight loss is associated with reduced all-cause mortality in patients who underwent metabolic surgery.
Practitioners should encourage at least 5% weight loss in surgical patients to improve survival rates.
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the threshold for benefit appeared to be approximately 5% weight loss after metabolic surgery.
Why this rating
Based on a large matched-cohort study design.
Source
How Much Weight Loss is Required for Cardiovascular Benefits? Insights From a Metabolic Surgery Matched-cohort Study
Ali Aminian et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2020
cohort · n=7201Cited 49×
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