ReviewCureus2020
Have Our Attempts to Curb Obesity Done More Harm Than Good?
Review in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Desire to Weigh Less and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors Among U.S. Adults: Evidence From NHANES 2017-2018.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- An Expansion of Weight Inclusivity to Include Body Autonomy and Harm Reduction: Striving for Health Equity.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Low- or No-Energy Sweeteners and Body Weight Management: Dissecting a "Minor" Effect.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Review
- High Fat Diet and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Adolescence: An Overview of Nutritional Strategies.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Prevalence, correlates, and gender disparities related to eating disordered behaviors among health science students and healthcare practitioners in Lebanon: Findings of a national cross sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- The preferred intervention characteristics and acceptability of intuitive eating as a lifestyle approach for polycystic ovary syndrome: A convergent mixed methods analysis.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors.
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Abstract
Dieting is a common method for weight loss, maintenance, and prevention of weight gain, but the harmful outcomes of dieting are understudied. Dieting is typically advised for obese patients for the sake of their health, though this does not account for the many complicated factors surrounding obesity. We conducted a search through the PubMed database on obesity, dieting, and eating disorders and did not limit the study by population or year. We found studies showing that although dieting may cause short-term weight loss, it is associated with weight gain in the long-term. We also found studies assessing the negative psychological and physical outcomes of dieting. Though there are many studies that emphasize the negative psychological impact of dieting, few studies have explored how dieting may contribute to the development of eating disorders in the obese. Studies on the physical impact of dieting were less conclusive but warrant further study. While it is difficult to draw any substantial conclusions from the data, our results showed that dieting may carry more risks than benefits as a means to lose weight.
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