Research
Adherence
High adherence to behavioral self-monitoring (specifically daily food-intake record-keeping) significantly enhances weight loss outcomes in patients receiving combined pharmacotherapy and lifestyle modification.
If you are on a weight-loss medication, you must keep daily records of what you eat. The study shows that patients who tracked their food frequently lost more than twice as much weight (18 kg) as those who tracked infrequently (7.7 kg). This behavioral step is critical for maximizing results.
StrongQualifiesHIGH confidence
Those in the combined-therapy group who frequently recorded their food intake lost more weight than those who did so infrequently (18.1±9.8 kg vs. 7.7±7.5 kg, P=0.04).
Why this rating
Derived from the same high-quality RCT, with statistically significant correlations (P<0.001 for adherence vs. weight loss).
Source
Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity
Thomas A. Wadden et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2005
rct · n=224Cited 796×
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