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There are few data that convincingly demonstrate significant reductions in risk of gastrointestinal cancers following weight-reducing strategies.
Practitioners should be cautious in expecting significant cancer risk reductions from weight loss interventions.
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There are few data that convincingly demonstrate significant reductions in risk of gastrointestinal cancers following weight-reducing strategies.
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Excess adiposity and gastrointestinal cancer
P Coe et al. · British journal of surgery · 2014
DOI 10.1002/bjs.9623
Meta-analysisCited 39×
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