How effective are traditional dietary and exercise interventions for weight loss? Med. Sci.
Sports Exerc., Vol. 31, No. 8, pp. 1129-1134, 1999. Health care professionals have used …

Traditional diet and exercise treatments for obesity have been ineffective in reducing the
prevalence of overweight in the population. Treatment outcomes for overweight can be …

Obesity is a fast growing epidemic that is primarily due to environmental influences. Nutrition
and exercise represent modifiable factors with a major impact on energy balance. Despite …

The prevalence of obesity in the USA has increased dramatically in the past decade. This
foreshadows an increase in the rates of morbidity and mortality from obesity-related …

In excess of 55% of adults in the United States are classified as either overweight (body
mass index= 25-29.9 kg. m (-2)) or obese (body mass index> or= 30 kg. m (-2)). To address …

OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic effectiveness of diet, exercise, and diet plus exercise for weight
loss in obesity was determined. DATA SOURCES: All human research reported in English …

Reviewed herein are the long-term weight loss outcomes of three fairly recent major
modifications of standard dietary therapy for obesity. Appraised separately and in …

The negative effect of obesity is significant in terms of US health care dollars spent, totaling
some $100 billion annually, or 5% to 10% of US health care dollars. 1 An estimated 55% to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the evidence on the role of physical activity in
the treatment of adult overweight and obesity. Three specific questions are addressed:(1) …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the acceptance of the traditional American College of Sports
Medicine (ACSM) exercise recommendation (20–60 min of vigorous exercise at least three …