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Am J Public Health. 1988 June; 78(6): 663–666. | PMCID: PMC1350278 |
Long-term weight loss maintenance: assessment of a behavioral and supplemented fasting regimen. M F Hovell, A Koch, C R Hofstetter, C Sipan, P Faucher, A Dellinger, G Borok, A Forsythe, and V J Felitti San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion, CA 92182. Abstract This analysis assessed 18-30-month weight loss maintenance following treatment with both behavior modification and supplemented fasting procedures for 400 patients. Fifty-five per cent of the patients who started treatment discontinued prior to completing the program. Patients who completed treatment lost a mean of 83.9 per cent of their excess weight, but regained an average of 59 per cent to 82 per cent of their initial excess weight by 30 months following start of treatment. The combination of behavior modification and supplemented fasting regimens was a successful means of effecting weight loss. However, there appeared to be limited weight loss maintenance. Behavioral epidemiological studies are needed to identify variables responsible for maintenance of weight loss. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (735K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. - Brownell KD. The psychology and physiology of obesity: implications for screening and treatment. J Am Diet Assoc. 1984 Apr;84(4):406–414. [PubMed]
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