A systematic review of reviews: exploring the relationship between obesity, weight loss and health‐related quality of life

RL Kolotkin, JR Andersen - Clinical obesity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This is the first systematic review of reviews to assess the effect of obesity and weight loss on
health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). We identified 12 meta‐analyses/systematic reviews …

Effects of weight loss interventions for adults who are obese on mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

C Ma, A Avenell, M Bolland, J Hudson, F Stewart… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To assess whether weight loss interventions for adults with obesity affect all cause,
cardiovascular, and cancer mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and body weight …

2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association …

MD Jensen, DH Ryan, CM Apovian, JD Ard… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Preamble and Transition to ACC/AHA Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk the goals
of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American heart Association (AhA) are …

Comparison of weight loss among named diet programs in overweight and obese adults: a meta-analysis

BC Johnston, S Kanters, K Bandayrel, P Wu, F Naji… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many claims have been made regarding the superiority of one diet or another for
inducing weight loss. Which diet is best remains unclear. Objective To determine weight loss …

Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review

KA Gudzune, RS Doshi, AK Mehta… - Annals of internal …, 2015 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
Supplement. Background: Commercial and proprietary weight-loss programs are popular …

Interventions to promote physical activity and dietary lifestyle changes for cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: a scientific statement from the American Heart …

NT Artinian, GF Fletcher, D Mozaffarian… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Approximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1
CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leading …

Weight-loss outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of weight-loss clinical trials with a minimum 1-year follow-up

MJ Franz, JJ VanWormer, AL Crain, JL Boucher… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assist health professionals who counsel patients with overweight and
obesity, a systematic review was undertaken to determine types of weight-loss interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial

ML Dansinger, JA Gleason, JL Griffith, HP Selker… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe scarcity of data addressing the health effects of popular diets is an important
public health concern, especially since patients and physicians are interested in using …

Behavioral treatment of obesity

ML Butryn, V Webb, TA Wadden - Psychiatric Clinics, 2011 - psych.theclinics.com
Weight loss treatment is recommended for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2
or higher, as well as those with BMI of 25 kg/m2 or higher who have weight-related …

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation

J Picot, J Jones, JL Colquitt, E Gospodarevskaya… - 2009 - emerald.com
Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity among people in England and
Wales is increasing. Associated serious health consequences in adults include Type 2 …