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    Glossary Weight Loss

    reduction of total body mass through diet and exercise

    Weight loss, also known as weight reduction or slimming, refers to the process of reducing total body mass. This can be achieved through a combination of diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes, and it often involves the loss of fat, muscle, and water. For professionals, understanding the mechanisms behind weight loss, such as caloric deficit, metabolic rate, and hormonal influences, is crucial for developing effective weight management strategies.

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    1. Short-term combined treatment with liraglutide and metformin leads to significant weight loss in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and previous poor response to metformin European journal of endocrinology · 2013 · 116 citations
    2. Weight Gain and Hair Loss during Anti-TNF Therapy International Journal of Rheumatology · 2012 · 16 citations
    3. Chromium supplementation does not improve weight loss or metabolic and hormonal variables in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review Nutrition Research · 2018 · 11 citations
    4. Telogen Effluvium Secondary to Weight Loss and Therapy With Chorionic Gonadotropin Archives of Dermatology · 1976 · 10 citations
    5. Weight loss regimens that control for carbohydrate quality or quantity: a review Pediatric Diabetes · 2008 · 5 citations
    6. Effects of ketogenic diet on weight loss parameters among obese or overweight patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails Food & Nutrition Research · 2024 · 4 citations
    7. Telogen Effluvium Associated With Weight Loss: A Single Center Retrospective Study 2024
    8. SAT368 Severe Hyperandrogenism in a Young Woman with Elevated BMI: A Case Study of The Role of Weight Loss in The Management of PCOS Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2023
    9. All That Glitters Is Not Gold – The Patient with ‘Excellent’ Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery ˜The œAmerican journal of medicine · 2024
    10. 393 Skin manifestations and biophysical properties in patients with morbid obesity and changes after weight loss: A two-year prospective study Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2023
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    1. Hair Loss After 15kg Weight Loss, Fin+Microneedling for 2.5 Months, Seeking Advice Community · 21 Jan 2026
    2. 31M - major hair shedding after weight loss + stopping vitamins — help! Reddit · 18 May 2025
    3. Weight loss drugs linked to increased risk of hair loss, researchers say Reddit · 23 Jul 2026
    4. How Fast Weight Loss Causes Hair Loss (and how to mitigate it) Reddit · 26 Jun 2026
    5. Why i think that zinc/lifting weights/caffeine is the catalyst of hair loss Reddit · 30 May 2025
    6. Recovery after severe weight loss (23M) Reddit · 11 Sept 2026
    7. 3.5 months minoxidil , 2.5 months 1mg fin update ( also 22 kg weight loss in 6 months! ) Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
    8. Hair Loss After 8 Months on Finasteride 1mg at Age 23 Community · 23 Aug 2026
    9. Sometimes the hair loss was in our control the whole time Reddit · 22 Sept 2025
    10. Gonna start fin- will new keto diet and weight lifting be affected? Reddit · 2 Jun 2023
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    1. Minoxidil Vasodilator used on the scalp and, at low doses, as a tablet
    2. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor