Abstract Background and Aims: There is growing evidence that excess body weight and
body fat levels may lead to various diseases. A low-calorie diet has been found to reduce …

Background In the majority of obese patients, adjustment of the diet will be required to
reduce calorie intake. In general, diets containing 1000-1200 kcal/day should be selected …

Objective To determine the safety and efficacy of altering the ratio of carbohydrate and
protein in low-energy diets in conjunction with a popular exercise program in obese women …

This study examined the effect of 12-week intensive dietary and exercise intervention
program on body composition and stress-related hormones in obese women and to …

Background The present study examines changes in body weight, fat mass, metabolic and
hormonal parameters in overweight and obese pre-and postmenopausal women who …

Background: A popular dieting guide for the weight loss is the negative-calorie diet; even so,
there is still little knowledge about this method. Objectives: The present study aimed to …

Obesity is related to mortality due to non-communicable diseases and has become a public
health issue. Among the two important factors to reduce weight calorie limitation alone is …

Background: Prevalence of obesity and overweightness in different societies is increasing.
Role of physical activity in weight loss and also prevention from some chronic diseases has …

Objective: To investigate the short-and medium-term (ie, at 1-y follow-up) effects of a hospital-
based body weight reduction (BWR) program lasting 3 weeks in severely obese individuals …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Weight-loss interventions to correct overweight and obesity are
very popular but often inappropriate and unsuccessful. METHODS: In this review we …