Weight-Loss Maintenance for 10 Years in the National Weight Control Registry

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 17 - 23
• Main Authors: Thomas, J. Graham, PhD, Bond, Dale S., PhD, Phelan, Suzanne, PhD, Hill, James O., PhD, Wing, Rena R., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Behavioural changes; Biological and medical sciences; Energy intake; Feeding Behavior; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Internal Medicine; Leisure; Long term effects; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Physical activity; Prevention and actions; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Registries; Weight Loss; Regulation(control); Surveillance; Specific registry; Weight loss; Check; Maintenance; Weight

Background The challenge of weight-loss maintenance is well known, but few studies have followed successful weight losers over an extended period or evaluated the effect of behavior change on weight trajectories. Purpose To study the weight-loss trajectories of successful weight losers in the Nation...