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Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity: Electronic Textbook |
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APPENDIX II. DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCEA. Why Treat Overweight and Obesity? Blood Pressure To evaluate the effect of weight loss on blood pressure and hypertension, 76 articles reporting randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were reviewed. Of these, 60 were lifestyle trials that studied diet and/or physical activity and 16 were pharmacotherapy trials of anorexiants. The 60 lifestyle trials were: (346-352, 354-380, 405, 470, 473, 484, 490, 674-694). The 16 articles on pharmacotherapy trials of anorexiants were: (386-395, 512, 695-699). Of the 60 lifestyle trials reviewed, 35 were accepted and 25 were not included for these reasons:
Of the 16 pharmacotherapy trials reviewed, 10 were accepted and 6 were not included because: |