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Postgrad Med. 2015 Feb;127(2):173-85. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2015.993884. Epub 2014 Dec 24.
If not dieting, how to lose weight? Tips and tricks for a better global and cardiovascular health.
Abstract
Weight loss is a popular topic and may be of serious concern for many
patients. Even with the abundant literature on obesity and
cardiometabolic risk, it is always challenging to demystify and
reinforce the determinants of safe approaches to lose weight. Measures
of central obesity are essential to characterize the patient's adiposity
distribution and should be part of the routine medical examination.
Beyond this, screening for fasting lipids and glucose are important for
the assessment of the cardiometabolic risk which may lead to increased
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Differences in adiposity as well
as in weight loss exist between sexes and should be taken into
consideration. Rather than avoiding some food or following certain type
of diet, any planned weight loss interventions should promote lifestyle
and environmental modifications with healthy eating and appropriate
physical activity. With clear objectives, this appears to be the best
way in order to achieve weight loss goals permanently.
