Comparison of Strategies for Sustaining Weight Loss: The Weight Loss Maintenance Randomized Controlled Trial

CONTEXT Behavioral weight loss interventions achieve short-term success, but re-gain is common. OBJECTIVE To compare 2 weight loss maintenance interventions with a self-directed control group. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Two-phase trial in which 1032 overweight or obese adults (38% African Ame...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2008-03, Vol.299 (10), p.1139-1148
Main Authors:	Svetkey, Laura P, Stevens, Victor J, Brantley, Phillip J, Appel, Lawrence J, Hollis, Jack F, Loria, Catherine M, Vollmer, William M, Gullion, Christina M, Funk, Kristine, Smith, Patti, Samuel-Hodge, Carmen, Myers, Valerie, Lien, Lillian F, Laferriere, Daniel, Kennedy, Betty, Jerome, Gerald J, Heinith, Fran, Harsha, David W, Evans, Pamela, Erlinger, Thomas P, Dalcin, Arline T, Coughlin, Janelle, Charleston, Jeanne, Champagne, Catherine M, Bauck, Alan, Ard, Jamy D, Aicher, Kathleen, Weight Loss Maintenance Collaborative Research Group, for the
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Clinical outcomes Clinical trials Communication Continuity of Patient Care Energy Intake Energy Metabolism Female General aspects Humans Internet Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - prevention & control Risk Reduction Behavior Weight control Weight Loss
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