To treat or not to treat: comparison of different criteria used to determine whether weight loss is to be recommended

BACKGROUND: Excess body fat is a major risk factor for disease primarily due to its endocrine activity. In recent years several criteria have been introduced to evaluate this factor. Nevertheless, treatment need is currently assessed only on the basis of an individual's Body Mass Index (BMI), c...

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Autores principales: Colombo, Ottavia, Villani, Simona, Pinelli, Giovanna, Trentani, Claudia, Baldi, Maurizia, Tomarchio, Orazio, Tagliabue, Anna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2275290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18230161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2275290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18230161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-5

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