Rational approach to patients with unintentional weight loss

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......in clinical practice. Weight loss and low body weight have potentially serious...cumulative effect, low body weight and weight loss are powerful predictors...clinical importance of weight loss and low body weight, the clinician must...

Weight loss in obese knee OA patients backed by trials.(Musculoskeletal...

Family Practice News;  August 15, 2006 ;     345 words ......that a sustained weight loss of at least 5% of their body weight will typically...while a greater weight loss will result in...the intensity of weight loss required to achieve...1% of baseline body weight per month, said...11.1% of their body ...

Trials back weight loss in obese knee OA patients.(Rheumatology)

Internal Medicine News;  September 1, 2006 ;     345 words ......that a sustained weight loss of at least 5% of their body weight will typically...while a greater weight loss will result in...the intensity of weight loss required to achieve...1% of baseline body weight per month, said...11.1% of their body ...

Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly.

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Latest weight-loss research offers promising new options

Drug Topics;  August 20, 2001 ;     700+ words ......above ideal body weight). The public...help implement weight-loss programs. According...5% to 10% of body weight may substantially...over-the-counter weight-loss products, including...anorexia and weight loss. A 12-week trial...dose-related weight ...

Exercise bar raised for maintaining weight loss.(Across Specialties)

Clinical Psychiatry News;  September 1, 2008 ;     282 words ......who lose 10% or more of their body weight through diet and exercise must...physical activity to maintain that weight loss beyond the initial 6 months, according...of 10% or more of their initial body weight--only 25% of the entire group...

Weight loss in obese dogs: Evaluation of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate...

The Journal of Nutrition;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Obesity and excess body weight are estimated to...during and after weight loss is the cornerstone...before inducing weight loss, all dogs were...based on sex and body weight and fed either...ensure a weekly weight loss rate of around...when no change of ...

Weight loss is greater with consumption of large morning meals and...

The Journal of Nutrition;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Weight Loss is Greater with Consumption...affects changes in body weight, body composition...utilization during weight loss. Ten women completed...followed by 12 wk of weight loss with a moderately...regular exercise. The weight loss phase was ...

Study raises the bar for maintaining weight loss.(Women's Health)

Family Practice News;  August 15, 2008 ;     361 words ......who lose 10% or more of their body weight through diet and exercise must...physical activity to maintain that weight loss beyond the initial 6 months, according...of 10% or more of their initial body weight--only 25% of the total--engaged...

Supermodel Rachel Hunter Partners With Slim-Fast and iVillage to Promote...

PR Newswire;  June 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Expectations That Hinder Weight Loss Success ENGLEWOOD...expectations for weight loss is critical to helping...realistic and healthy weight loss. This effort is part...their own personal weight loss goal that is realistic...refreshing for a weight loss ...

Rapid Weight Loss with a High-Protein Low-Energy Diet Allows the Recovery...

The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......RESULTS After weight loss, the body weight of the dogs...fat-free mass after weight loss was similar...assessed at ideal body weight (Fig. 2). Insulin...differ after weight loss from its initial value at ideal body weight (Table 1). TNF...

District Of Columbia Inventor Develops Herbal Composition for Body Weight...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 12, 2006 ;     207 words ......and methods for body weight loss. According to...for regulating body weight, especially for promoting body weight loss, for maintaining or controlling body weight, reducing blood...diabetes, treating body weight disorders, and...

First Two-Year Clinical Data For MERIDIA(R) Demonstrates Efficacy in...

PR Newswire;  June 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ......initial six month weight loss for up to two years...than a five percent weight loss (compared to 49 percent...than a 10 percent weight loss (compared to 19 percent...people, maintaining weight loss is a difficult task...benefits of initial weight loss. ...

Modest weight loss before bariatric surgery predicts postoperative...

Internal Medicine News;  December 15, 2007 ;     395 words ......achieved a short-term weight loss of 10% or more of their excess body weight before surgery. Those...to achieve 70% excess body weight loss during follow-up. They...for More Than 70% Excess Body Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery...

POTPOURRI; Moderate weight loss has lasting health effects

Filipino Reporter;  February 10, 2005 ;     595 words ......know that even moderate weight loss (as little as 5 percent to 10 percent of one's body weight) can have long-lasting...increasing attention as a weight-loss strategy, according to...as 5 percent of one's body weight can reduce or eliminate...effect of this type of ...