Weight loss attempts in adults: goals, duration, and rate of weight loss.

Weight-loss attempts and risk of major weight gain: a prospective study in Finnish adults.

BACKGROUND The effects of weight-loss attempts on long-term weight gain remain unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective was to study prospectively how attempts to lose weight relate to future risk of major weight gain (>10 kg) and whether familial factors affect this relation. DESIGN Participants in the Finnish Twin Cohort (3536 men and 4193 women aged 18-54 y at baseline) were followed up for 6-15...

Weight dissatisfaction and weight loss attempts among Canadian adults. Canadian Heart Health Surveys Research Group.

OBJECTIVE To describe the pattern of weight dissatisfaction and weight loss attempts among Canadian adults and the reasons for and methods of weight loss among those trying to lose weight. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional surveys. SETTING Ten Canadian provinces between 1986 and 1992. PARTICIPANTS A probability sample of 29,855 men and women aged 18 to 74 years was selected using p...

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

Unintentional weight loss in older adults.

Unintentional weight loss in persons older than 65 years is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The most common etiologies are malignancy, nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease, and psychiatric conditions. Overall, nonmalignant diseases are more common causes of unintentional weight loss in this population than malignancy. Medication use and polypharmacy can interfere with taste ...

Number of weight loss attempts and maximum weight loss before Roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery are not predictive of postoperative weight loss.

BACKGROUND Many insurance companies have mandated that bariatric surgery candidates already satisfying the National Institutes of Health criteria make an additional attempt at medically supervised weight loss. The objective of this study was to determine whether a correlation exists between the number of weight loss attempts (WLAs) or maximal preoperative weight loss (MWL) and the percentage of...