Dietary patterns in weight loss maintenance: results from the MedWeight study

• Published in: European journal of nutrition Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 991 - 1002
• Main Authors: Karfopoulou, Eleni, Brikou, Dora, Mamalaki, Eirini, Bersimis, Fragiskos, Anastasiou, Costas A., Hill, James O., Yannakoulia, Mary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Body Weight Maintenance; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Energy Intake; Exercise; Female; Greece; Healthy Diet; Humans; Life Style; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Nutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Obesity - diet therapy; Original Contribution; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Weight Loss; Young Adult; Regainers; Dietary patterns; Weight loss maintenance; Maintainers

Purpose The dietary habits contributing to weight loss maintenance are not sufficiently understood. We studied weight loss maintainers in comparison with regainers, to identify the differentiating behaviors. Methods The MedWeight study is a Greek registry of weight loss maintainers and regainers. Pa...