We evaluated the effects of ketogenic diets (KDs) on body mass (BM), fat mass (FM), fat-free
mass (FFM), body mass index (BMI), and body fat percentage (BFP) compared to non-KDs …

Obesity remains a serious relevant public health concern throughout the world despite
related countermeasures being well understood (ie mainly physical activity and an adjusted …

Aims Green tea extract (GTE) can exert antiobesity and anti‐inflammatory effects. Our study
determined whether the benefits of GTE are summative with exercise‐induced changes in …

Importance Severely energy-restricted diets are the most effective dietary obesity treatment.
However, there are concerns regarding potential adverse effects on body composition …

Background To determine the effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF) on inflammatory
(C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)) and …

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effects of different rates of weight
loss (WL), but equivalent total WL, on body composition and RMR. Studies examining …

Purpose A bulk of observational studies have revealed the protective role of green tea
supplementation in cardiovascular diseases. The current systematic review and meta …

Background Women with elevated body mass index are encouraged to lose weight before
pregnancy, but no trials have tested the effects of prepregnancy weight loss on health …

Background The first-line strategy for the treatment of obesity is weight loss (WL) through
decreasing calorie intake. However, a diet that is capable of attenuating fat free mass …

Background Fatty liver in obese patients increases the technical difficulty of bariatric surgery.
Pre-operative weight loss with a very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) is commonly used to facilitate …