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The prevalence of non-communicable diseases among women who were no longer obese is similar to that of consistently non-obese women.
Weight loss may lead to similar health outcomes as never being obese.
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The prevalence of NCDs among women who were no longer obese was similar to the consistently non-obese.
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Body mass index trajectories and noncommunicable diseases in women: The role of leisure time physical activity
André O. Werneck et al. · American Journal of Human Biology · 2020
DOI 10.1002/ajhb.23492
cross-sectional · n=15628Cited 20×
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