Background: Obesity increases cardiovascular risk through factors such as increased fasting
plasma triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which represents …

Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of a 6-month weight loss
program (Weight Loss Maintenance 3 Phases Program-WLM3P) on clinically significant …

Moderate weight loss achieved through lifestyle interventions positively impacts on a
number of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors. Clinical studies have shown that …

Because of the overweight/obesity epidemic and attendant increase in risk of chronic
disease worldwide, there is a pressing need to identify effective weight loss strategies …

Aims The authors sought to compare the effect of four diets of varying macronutrient
composition on change in body weight in overweight and obese adults after 2 years using …

Despite the escalating obesity epidemic in the Unit-ed States, clinicians often do not devote
adequate attention to patients' weight problems. While multiple reasons for this behavior …

Background: Long-term dietary weight loss results in complex metabolic changes. However,
its effect on cholesterol metabolism in obese subjects is still unclear. Objective: We …

Objective: To determine the influence of weight loss on multiple cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factors. Design: Overweight women (n= 12; mean 44.2% fat) and men (n= 10; …

Obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. Modest
weight loss has been shown to have a beneficial effect on these cardiovascular risk factors …

Losing weight with lifestyle changes in an intensive behavioural weight loss programme was
associated with a decrease in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for …