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Completion status is the most important predictor of weight loss regardless of diet type.
Practitioners should emphasize the importance of completing diet interventions for successful weight loss.
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Completion status was the most important predictor of weight loss regardless of diet type.
Why this rating
Based on secondary analysis of clinical weight loss studies.
Source
Qualifying Factors That Predict Weight Loss Success Within Diet Interventions
JORDAN LOSAVIO · 2022
DOI 10.31390/gradschool_theses.5640
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