Research
Adherence
Continuing care (maintenance therapy) and regular exercise significantly improve the long-term maintenance of weight loss after both moderate and severe caloric restriction.
To keep weight off, you must continue the effort. Join a maintenance program or exercise regularly. Stopping after the initial loss usually leads to regain because obesity is a chronic condition.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Patients who participate in a formal weight-loss maintenance program, exercise regularly, or both are likely to achieve the best long-term results.
Why this rating
Based on randomized trials showing better maintenance with these adjuncts.
Source
Treatment of Obesity by Moderate and Severe Caloric Restriction: Results of Clinical Research Trials
Thomas A. Wadden · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1993
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