In the authors' words
“Weight loss interventions, particularly multimodal interventions (incorporating diet, exercise and psychosocial support), in overweight or obese breast cancer survivors appear to result in decreases in body weight, BMI and waist circumference and improvement in overall quality of life.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Midlife women, overweight or obesity, breast cancer survivors
- How many
- 2,028
- Exercise
- Exercise with diet
- Cited
- 67 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 33305350
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