Determinants of weight loss maintenance: a systematic review

weight loss maintenance: a review on dietary related strategies

background: weight regain after weight loss is a common problem for all those obese or overweight who have had a recent weight loss. different cures such as diet therapy, behavioral therapy, exercise or a mixture of them have been advised as solutions. the purpose of this review is to find the best diet or eating pattern to maintain a recent weight loss. materials and methods: we searched in pu...

Mindfulness and weight loss: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE Mindfulness training has been incorporated increasingly into weight loss programs to facilitate dietary and physical activity changes. This systematic review of studies using mindfulness-based programs for weight loss evaluated study methodologies with the goal of determining the current evidence in support of mindfulness interventions for weight loss. METHODS Published studies of m...

Weight loss and asthma: a systematic review.

Epidemiological studies first demonstrated the association between obesity and asthma and they have begun to provide additional evidence to support causality: a dose-effect relationship, consistency across studies (especially among women) and the correct temporal order (ie, obesity before asthma). To date, relatively few studies have addressed reversibility, an important but less frequently dem...

Effectiveness of interventions with a dietary component on weight loss maintenance: A systematic review.

Weight Loss Maintenance in African American Women: A Systematic Review of the Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention Literature

We performed a systematic review of the behavioral lifestyle intervention trials conducted in the United States published between 1990 and 2011 that included a maintenance phase of at least six months, to identify intervention features that promote weight loss maintenance in African American women. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria. Generally, African American women lost less weight ...