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Interdisciplinary interventions showed consistent results for weight loss but not for blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure.
Practitioners should focus on weight loss outcomes when using interdisciplinary interventions.
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Consistent results were found for effects on weight loss but not for effects on blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood pressure.
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Based on systematic review of 16 studies.
Source
The Effect of Interdisciplinary Interventions on Risk Factors for Lifestyle Disease
Linda C Tapsell et al. · Health Education & Behavior · 2015
DOI 10.1177/1090198115601092
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