Multi-component weight-loss interventions for people with cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.

Objectives: To determine whether weight loss interventions, which combine dietary, exercise and behaviour change strategies, result in reduced weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in people with coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension (HTN) and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design: A systematic review of studies published 1997 to 2010.

Data Sources: The electronic databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, COCHRANE, CINAHL and EMBASE.