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Young adults maintain weight loss for a significantly shorter duration than older adults, despite achieving similar initial weight loss amounts.
Be aware that as a young adult, you may struggle to maintain weight loss as long as older adults. To counter this, build strong social support systems and use appearance-based goals to sustain motivation, as these are your strongest levers for adherence.
GoodQualifiesHIGH confidence
duration of maintenance was less in YA (43 vs. 58 months, P < 0.001).
Why this rating
Large sample size, clear statistical significance.
Source
Differences in motivations and weight loss behaviors in young adults and older adults in the national weight control registry
Jessica Gokee LaRose et al. · Obesity · 2013
DOI 10.1002/oby.20053
cross_sectional · n=2964Cited 117×
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