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Five hundred and ninety-nine overweight patients participated for at least 4 weeks in the weight reducing and physical activity promoting Diet and Fitness Center program at Duke University. Twenty-three percent were diabetic and 49% hypertensive. With only modest weight loss (11.8 kg in males and 8.2 kg in females) abnormal levels of blood pressure, fasting blood suger, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides normalized. It was very rewarding to see these results achieved in a very limited period of time. Improvements in the lipid profile were consistent with the predicted outcome of obesity treatment stated by the National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines.
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Abbreviations
- DFC:
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Diet and Fitness Center
- TC:
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total cholesterol
- TG:
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triglycerides
- HDL-C:
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high density lipoprotein cholesterol
- LDL-C:
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low density lipoprotein cholesterol
- SBP:
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systolic blood pressure
- DBP:
-
diastolic blood pressure
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Schieffer, B., Moore, D., Funke, E. et al. Reduction of atherogenic risk factors by short-term weight reduction. Klin Wochenschr 69, 163–167 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01665860
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