Intentional weight loss, weight cycling, and endometrial cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer Vol. 29; no. 9; pp. 1361 - 1371
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaochen, Rhoades, Jennifer, Caan, Bette J, Cohn, David E, Salani, Ritu, Noria, Sabrena, Suarez, Adrian A, Paskett, Electra D, Felix, Ashley S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019; by the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data; Behavior modification; Body composition; Dietary restrictions; Endometrial cancer; endometrial cancer risk; Endometrial Neoplasms - epidemiology; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; intentional weight loss; Medical diagnosis; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Obesity; Risk; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; systematic review and meta-analysis; Weight control; weight cycling; Weight Gain; Weight Loss; intentional weight loss; weight cycling; endometrial cancer risk; systematic review and meta-analysis

PURPOSEWeight cycling, defined as intentional weight loss followed by unintentional weight regain, may attenuate the benefit of intentional weight loss on endometrial cancer risk. We summarized the literature on intentional weight loss, weight cycling after intentional weight loss, bariatric surgery...