Effectiveness of nationwide screening and lifestyle intervention for abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risks in Japan: The metabolic syndrome and comprehensive lifestyle intervention study on nationwide database in Japan (MetS ACTION-J study).

Effectiveness of nationwide screening and lifestyle intervention for abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risks in Japan: The metabolic syndrome and comprehensive lifestyle intervention study on nationwide database in Japan (MetS ACTION-J study).

Lifestyle interventions can substantially improve obesity and cardiometabolic risks. However, evidence of long-term benefits of national intervention is sparse. We aimed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of a nationwide program for abdominal obesity.A retrospective cohort study was performed u...

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Main Authors: Yoko M Nakao, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Kenji Ueshima, Kazuhiro Nakao, Michikazu Nakai, Kunihiro Nishimura, Shinji Yasuno, Kiminori Hosoda, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Itoh, Hisao Ogawa, Kenji Kangawa, Kazuwa Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760033?pdf=render

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