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Please <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weight_loss&action=edit" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weight_loss&action=edit" rel="nofollow">improve this article</a> and discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Weight_loss" title="Talk:Weight loss">talk page</a>.</td> </tr> </table> <p>There is a substantial market for products which promise to make weight loss easier, quicker, cheaper, more reliable, or less painful. These include books, CDs, cremes, lotions, pills, rings and earrings, body wraps, body belts and other materials, not to mention fitness centers, personal coaches, weight loss groups, and food products and supplements. US residents in 1992 spent an estimated $30 billion a year on all types of diet programs and products, including diet foods and drinks.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Between $33 billion and $55 billion is spent annually on weight loss products and services, including medical procedures and pharmaceuticals, with weight loss centers garnering between 6 percent and 12 percent of total annual expenditure. About 70 percent of Americans' dieting attempts are of a self-help nature. Although often short-lived, these diet fads are a positive trend for this sector as Americans ultimately turn to professionals to help them meet their weight loss goals.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p><a name="See_also" id="See_also"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Weight_loss&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">See also</span></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieting" title="Dieting">Dieting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physical_exercise" title="Physical exercise">Physical exercise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obesity" title="Obesity">Obesity</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="References" id="References"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Weight_loss&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">References</span></h2> <div class="references-small"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-0"><b><a href="#cite_ref-0">^</a></b> <cite style="font-style:normal" class="" id="CITEREFMangili_A.2C_Murman_DH.2C_Zampini_AM.2C_Wanke_CA2006">Mangili A, Murman DH, Zampini AM, Wanke CA (2006). "Nutrition and HIV infection: review of weight loss and wasting in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy from the nutrition for healthy living cohort". <i>Clin. Infect. Dis.</i> <b>42</b> (6): 836–42. <a href="/wiki/Digital_object_identifier" title="Digital object identifier">doi</a>:<span class="neverexpand"><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086%2F500398" class="external text" title="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086%2F500398" rel="nofollow">10.1086/500398</a></span>. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16477562" class="external" title="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16477562">PMID 16477562</a>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Nutrition+and+HIV+infection%3A+review+of+weight+loss+and+wasting+in+the+era+of+highly+active+antiretroviral+therapy+from+the+nutrition+for+healthy+living+cohort&rft.jtitle=Clin.+Infect.+Dis.&rft.aulast=Mangili+A%2C+Murman+DH%2C+Zampini+AM%2C+Wanke+CA&rft.au=Mangili+A%2C+Murman+DH%2C+Zampini+AM%2C+Wanke+CA&rft.date=2006&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=6&rft.pages=836%E2%80%9342&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086%2F500398&rft_id=info:pmid/16477562&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Weight_loss"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-1"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Thyroid_and_Weight.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochures/Thyroid_and_Weight.pdf" rel="nofollow">Overactive thyroid and weight loss</a></li> <li id="cite_note-2"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11998-fidgeting-gene-found-for-weight-loss.html" class="external text" title="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11998-fidgeting-gene-found-for-weight-loss.html" rel="nofollow">New Scientist - fidgeting gene found for weight loss</a></li> <li id="cite_note-3"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=261&issueID=30" class="external text" title="http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=261&issueID=30" rel="nofollow">Diabetes Study Shows Value In Diet, Exercise, september 2001</a></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/Health_Effects.shtml" class="external text" title="http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/Health_Effects.shtml" rel="nofollow">Prevalence of various medical conditions increases with overweight and obesity</a></li> <li id="cite_note-5"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2005-mchi/2796.html" class="external text" title="http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2005-mchi/2796.html" rel="nofollow">Mayo Clinic: Being Underweight Poses Health Risks. Retrieved January 13,2007</a></li> <li id="cite_note-6"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2814253.stm" class="external text" title="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2814253.stm" rel="nofollow">World Health Organization recommends eating less processed food</a></li> <li id="cite_note-7"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b> <a href="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm" class="external text" title="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm" rel="nofollow">Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight Loss Program</a></li> <li id="cite_note-8"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.naturalstandard.com/index-abstract.asp?create-abstract=/monographs/herbssupplements/bladderwrack.asp" class="external text" title="http://www.naturalstandard.com/index-abstract.asp?create-abstract=/monographs/herbssupplements/bladderwrack.asp" rel="nofollow">Fucus vesicolosus popular in weight loss</a></li> <li id="cite_note-9"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b> <a href="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wgtloss.html" class="external text" title="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wgtloss.html" rel="nofollow">US Food and Drug Administration: The Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs</a></li> <li id="cite_note-10"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b> <cite style="font-style:normal" class="news">"<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107630+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421" class="external text" title="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107630+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421" rel="nofollow">Profiting From America's Portly Population</a>". <i>PRNewswire</i> (<a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a>). 2008-04-21<span class="printonly">. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107630+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421" class="external free" title="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107630+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421" rel="nofollow">http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS107630+21-Apr-2008+PRN20080421</a></span><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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