Caloric restriction and control of body weight
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2014.02.021
- VernacularTitle:限食疗法与体重控制
- Author:
Guofang CHEN
;
Chao LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Caloric restriction;
Weight loss;
Weight regain
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;30(2):160-162
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Control of body weight is a hot topic.It is considered as the cornerstone for the management of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes based on the effect of improving blood glucose,lipid profile,blood pressure,and insulin sensitivity.The strategies for weight loss include diet restriction,exercise,medicine,and bariatric surgery.In the present article the relationship between caloric restriction and weight loss was reviewed,focusing on the hot topics as to what extent weight loss could be achieved,the maintenance of ideal body weight,the risk factor of weight regain,and weight loss in particulas populations like obese children,adolescents,and older adults.
