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This review highlights the effectiveness of precision nutrition in improving risk factors for obesity and type 2 diabetes by tailoring dietary recommendations to individual characteristics such as genetics and lifestyle. It suggests that this personalized approach may be a more effective strategy than conventional dietary interventions, which have shown inconsistent results.

The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity defined overweight as a BMI ≥23 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, based on a significant increase in obesity-related diseases. A waist circumference of ≥90 cm in men and ≥85 cm in women are defined as abdominal obesity, which is also correlated with obesity-related diseases.

Our study aimed to investigate people’s motivations for participating in weight loss trials and determine any relationship with gender.

The study investigates motivations for participating in weight loss clinical trials, highlighting gender differences in these motivations. Improved health is a common motivation for all participants, but males are more influenced by healthcare advice, while females are driven by family and aesthetic expectations. Understanding these differences aims to enhance recruitment strategies for male participants in future trials.