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Also just did a little digging. At the bottom of the guidelines it says: These guideline recommendations were developed based on the evidence from the Adult Weight Management Systematic Review. To view the review, visit www.andeal.org/awm. So I went to the review.

There are several disclosures about conflicts of interest by the review team, as well as these key findings:

1. In adults with overw*ight or ob*sity, weight management interventions provided by a dietitian result in significantly decreased BMI and waist circumference, and increased percent weight loss and a likelihood of achieving a 5% weight loss.

2. In adults with overw*ight or ob*sity and T2DM, weight management interventions may reduce fasting blood glucose levels.

3. In adults with overw*ight or ob*sity, limited evidence suggested Health at Every Size/Non-Diet interventions provided by a dietitian did not affect cardiometabolic outcomes.

Notice how the first key finding has nothing to do with health markers other than weight. The second finding says "may reduce" not "will reduce". The third finding is pulling on "limited evidence".

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Thank you for going into the details here! I was wanting to spread the word about these harmful guidelines but didn't have the capacity to break it down. Now I can share your newsletter and ask people to comment on the guidance!

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