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Only 8% of cardiac rehabilitation programs in the United States currently deliver behavioral weight programs.
Practitioners should be aware that a majority of cardiac rehabilitation programs do not currently offer behavioral weight loss support.
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We also performed a survey of CR program throughout the United States and found that only 8% currently deliver a behavioral weight programs.
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Based on a survey conducted across multiple programs.
Source
The Treatment of Obesity in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Philip A. Ades et al. · Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention · 2021
DOI 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000637
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