Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Weight Loss

Weight loss is a reduction in total body mass, which in a clinical and nutritional context most often refers to the intentional decrease of excess adipose tissue to improve metabolic health. It is achieved through a sustained negative energy balance produced by dietary modification, increased physical activity, beha…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 279× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Weight loss is a reduction in total body mass, which in a clinical and nutritional context most often refers to the intentional decrease of excess adipose tissue to improve metabolic health. It is achieved through a sustained negative energy balance produced by dietary modification, increased physical activity, behavioral change, pharmacotherapy, or bariatric and endoscopic procedures, and meaningful loss of fat mass is associated with improved glycemic control, blood pressure, lipid profile, and reduced risk of obesity-related disease. The composition of weight change matters, since preserving lean mass while reducing fat is a central goal, and long-term maintenance is frequently more difficult than initial loss because of compensatory metabolic and behavioral responses. Effective approaches are individualized and consider energy density, dietary pattern, adherence, and predictors of success. The subject matter examined in this area includes predictive markers of weight-loss response after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, food-intake patterns supporting weight loss and maintenance based on energy density, hypocaloric Mediterranean-diet interventions, intragastric balloon treatment in severe obesity, high-protein supplementation and fat mass in adolescents, and dietary approaches to obesity reversal. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on dietary, behavioral, and surgical strategies for weight loss and the physiology underlying body-weight regulation.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2016

Does a Controlled Diet Improve Cellulite?

S Yarak,Corresponding author
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dermatology Department. 
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 6 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-986

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 279 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Weight Loss, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Eating and Weight Disorders.

Journal editorial board
Ronald D Fritz · United States

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