Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Facilitating Healthy Weight Loss?

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD

January 12, 2018

Although obesity in itself is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, massive, poorly monitored weight loss and/or weight cycling can have equally dire consequences. Among the important potential complications to watch out for in the setting of weight loss are the following:

Cardiac arrhythmias
Electrolyte derangements—hypokalemia is the most important of these
Hyperuricemia
Psychological sequelae, including depression and the development of eating disorders (particularly binge-eating disorders)
Cholelithiasis

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Cite this: Romesh Khardori. Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Facilitating Healthy Weight Loss? - Medscape - Dec 27, 2016.

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