Adherence
A 12-month behavioral weight maintenance intervention following weight loss fails to provide long-term metabolic or weight benefits beyond the intervention period, as benefits disappear after the maintenance phase ends.
A one-year maintenance program after weight loss will not prevent long-term weight regain or metabolic decline once you stop the program. To maintain results, you likely need a strategy of repeated short-term interventions or continuous lifestyle management, as a single fixed-duration maintenance phase is insufficient for long-term success.
Additional benefits of a behavioral 12-month weight maintenance intervention after weight loss regarding body weight regain and metabolic improvement does not persist beyond the intervention period.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with 48-month follow-up, though the effect size for long-term benefit is null.
Source
Weight loss-induced improvement of body weight and insulin sensitivity is not amplified by a subsequent 12-month weight maintenance intervention but is predicted by adaption of adipose atrial natriuretic peptide system: 48-month results of a randomized controlled trial
Linna Li et al. · BMC Medicine · 2022
DOI 10.1186/s12916-022-02435-9
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