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There is no current method to quantitatively estimate the permanent changes in diet or physical activity required to prevent weight regain.
Practitioners should be aware of the lack of quantitative tools for estimating necessary lifestyle changes for weight maintenance.
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But there is presently no way to quantitatively estimate the permanent changes of diet or physical activity required to prevent weight regain.
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Calculating the permanent lifestyle changes required for weight‐loss maintenance
Kevin D. Hall et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2009
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.212.8
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