Research
Neural
Long-term maintenance of a reduced weight provides the greatest health benefit.
Practitioners should emphasize the importance of long-term weight maintenance for health benefits.
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Unfortunately, our understanding of the adverse consequences of having overweight and obesity argues that long-term maintenance of a reduced weight provides the greatest health benefit.
Why this rating
The abstract discusses established concepts in obesity research.
Source
Physiology of Energy Expenditure in the Weight‐Reduced State
Éric Ravussin et al. · Obesity · 2021
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