Research

Adherence

People with physical disabilities (PWD) make significantly more weight loss attempts than those without disabilities (PWoD) to achieve similar weight loss maintenance outcomes.

If you have a disability, don't be discouraged if you have to try multiple weight loss strategies before finding one that sticks. The data shows you will likely need more attempts than someone without a disability, but you can still achieve the same successful maintenance. Each attempt is part of finding the right solution for your specific physical needs.

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PWD reported... more weight loss attempts (9.1 ± 0.7 vs. 7.1 ± 0.4; p = 0.01) than PWoD.
Julianne G. Clina et al. · Obesity Science & Practice · 2023

Why this rating

Self-reported data from a registry; statistically significant but subject to recall bias.

Source

Weight history of individuals with and without physical disability in the International Weight Control Registry

Julianne G. Clina et al. · Obesity Science & Practice · 2023

DOI 10.1002/osp4.733

cross_sectional · n=609Cited 4×
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