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Combined nutrition and exercise interventions significantly reduced body weight by 2.13 kg (95%CI, -3.07 to -1.19) in adults with cancer.
Practitioners can consider combined nutrition and exercise interventions as effective strategies for weight management in cancer patients.
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Nutrition plus exercise interventions significantly reduced body weight (MD - 2.13 kg; 95%CI, - 3.07 to - 1.19).
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Based on the systematic review and meta-analysis design.
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Effectiveness of combined nutrition and exercise interventions on body weight, lean mass, and fat mass in adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Brenton J. Baguley et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2022
DOI 10.1093/nutrit/nuac079
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