… weight is regained (33-37). In other words, before prescribing a weight-loss drug that promises
a weight loss … : primum nil nocere, the main medical ethics principle of “first, do no harm.” …

… for weightloss (eg perhaps relieving pressure on arthritic joints), assuming, that is, weight-loss …
points, the type of ethical discussion advanced by critical weight scholars may inform how …

… These various arguments were used in gaining institutional ethical consent for the research.
… ways, and blogs containing reflections on blogging and its role in the author’s weight-…

… in mind that we not only had an ethical responsibility towards the participants in the study, …
a more flexible and relaxed attitude to weight loss and a more holistic approach, originating …

Objective: A minority of patients show sub-optimal outcomes after weight loss surgery.
Research has identified predictors of poor outcomes focusing on the patients’ perspective. No …

… some of the social, cultural, political and ethical implications of the various meanings that have
come to … However, some reflection on our own complex and shifting embodiment can help …

… to question whether such weight loss programmes typically endorsed by the obesity discourse
are ethically responsible. Murphy’s (1995, p. 104) reflections on universal value systems …

… short term weight loss, but the majority of individuals are unable to maintain weight loss over
the … This concern has drawn increased attention to the ethical implications of recommending …

… clinically severe obese is not the remarkable weight loss and normalization of the body mass
… This is important in bariatric surgery as well; beyond excess weight loss and normalization …

… A high ratio (97.5%) with >5% of weight loss in this study may be due to strict controls and
… weight loss program may be one of the key factors for reaching target weight loss in this …