Adherence

Holidays trigger a significant decrease in dietary adherence, followed by a partial rebound, requiring amplified intervention during these periods.

Expect your adherence to drop during holidays. This is a common challenge, so plan for it and focus on getting back on track as soon as possible.

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Holidays triggered significant decreases in adherence, followed by a partial rebound. For example, overall mean adherence dropped from 76% at month 3 to 69% at month 4 (a holiday period), p < 0.001, and went up to 73% after the holidays (p < 0.001 month 4 vs. month 5).

Ilana Greenberg et al. · Journal of the American College of Nutrition · 2009

Why this rating

Statistically significant drop in adherence during holiday periods in a large RCT.

Source

Adherence and Success in Long-Term Weight Loss Diets: The Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT)

Ilana Greenberg et al. · Journal of the American College of Nutrition · 2009

rct · n=322Cited 190×

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