Benefits of modest weight or waist circumference loss in a remote North Queensland Indigenous population.

Conclusions : This study shows potentially large beneficial effects of weight or waist circumference loss over several years in a remote living Indigenous cohort. The associations were large enough to be of clinical benefit, despite weight loss being modest for most. PMID: 23895477 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895477?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - July 31, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: D'Onise K, McDermott RA, Campbell SK Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research