The prevalence of weight loss maintenance among American adults

The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners on Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults

The Role of Stigma in Weight Loss Maintenance Among U.S. Adults.

BACKGROUND Challenges of maintaining long-term weight loss are well-established and present significant obstacles in obesity prevention and treatment. A neglected but potentially important barrier to weight-loss maintenance is weight stigmatization. PURPOSE We examined the role of weight stigma-experienced and internalized-as a contributor to weight-loss maintenance and weight regain in adult...

Sedentary behavior, body mass index, and weight loss maintenance among African American women.

OBJECTIVES Relationships among sedentary behavior, weight gain, and weight loss and regain are understudied particularly for African Americans, a high risk group for obesity. The hypotheses were: sedentary behavior is positively associated with current body mass and % of weight loss maintained after initial weight loss; these associations differ by physical activity status. DESIGN Cross-secti...

Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance

BACKGROUND There is limited population-based data on behavioral factors found to be important for successful weight loss maintenance among adults. METHODS Data from the 2004 Styles surveys, mailed to U.S. adults aged > or = 18 years were used to examine the difference in selected weight loss strategies and attitudes among persons who reported successful weight loss attempts (lost weight and a...

Weight loss maintenance.

Successful long-term weight loss maintenance can be achieved by various means. A combination of dietary and physical activity interventions, along with one or more behavioral approaches, has proven successful in some persons, as documented by the National Weight Control Registry, but is limited by adherence to a consistent weight loss regimen. Successful approaches to weight loss maintenance in...