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Definition of 'Weight Loss'

Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.

Common names: Weight Loss; Loss, Weight; Losses, Weight; Weight Losses; Weight Reduction; Reduction, Weight; Reductions, Weight; Weight Reductions

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Frailty and incidence of activities of daily living disability among older Mexican Americans.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between frailty status and incidence of disability among non-disabled older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: A 10-year prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: A total of 1645 non-institutionalized Mexican Americans aged ... Read more...


The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review.

29 Sep 2009 This report presents the results of a systematic review of the effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity programs to promote healthy weight among employees. These results form the basis for the recommendation by the Task Force on ... Read more...


Aerobic exercise training reduces hepatic and visceral lipids in obese individuals without weight loss.

29 Sep 2009 Weight loss remains the most common therapy advocated for reducing hepatic lipid in obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Yet, reduction of body weight by lifestyle intervention is often modest, and thus, therapies which effectively modulate ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Weight Loss'

Definition: Decrease in existing BODY WEIGHT.

Descriptor UI: D015431

Alternative terms: Weight Loss; Loss, Weight; Losses, Weight; Weight Losses; Weight Reduction; Reduction, Weight; Reductions, Weight; Weight Reductions;

Related Mesh Headings: Thinness;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethnology;

Tree Number: C23.888.144.243.963; G07.700.320.249.314.120.200.963;

Online Note: search BODY WEIGHT 1966-88

History Note: 89; was see BODY WEIGHT 1966-88

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