Research
Metabolic adaptation
Increased waist circumference (WC) during the first year of intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) is associated with a higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular outcomes, independent of weight change.
Practitioners should monitor waist circumference in patients undergoing lifestyle interventions for diabetes management.
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Increased WC during the first year of ILI, independent of weight change, was associated with higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular outcomes.
Why this rating
Based on the randomized trial design of the Look AHEAD study.
Source
Waist Circumference Change During Intensive Lifestyle Intervention and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in the Look AHEAD Trial
KayLoni L. Olson et al. · Obesity · 2020
rct · n=5490Cited 24×
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