Macro partitioning
Obese men who successfully maintain weight loss after a one-year program exhibit meal patterns characterized by higher energy intake density, lower fat intake density, and higher protein intake density compared to those who regain weight.
To maintain weight loss, focus on eating high-quality meals with more protein and fewer low-quality snacks. This approach was associated with better long-term success in obese men compared to those who regained weight.
Obesity related risk factors (anthropometry, blood pressure, serum lipid concentrations, blood glucose and plasma insulin) improved in a beneficial way only in intermediate III. Conclusions The weight loss in the successful intermediate III men was to a greater extent expected by fewer low quality snacks but more energy from high quality meals. These changes reflected the behavioral modification programme [5], but also a thorough analysis of the testing behaviour of the men [6, 7].
Why this rating
Observational study of completers; lacks a control group of non-completers with similar baseline characteristics, introducing selection bias.
Source
Meal pattern and risk factor evaluation in one‐year completers of a weight reduction program for obese men – the ‘Gustaf’ study
И. Андерссон et al. · Journal of Internal Medicine · 2000
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00569.x
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