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The review identified 51 weight loss and maintenance strategies grouped in 14 domains.
Practitioners can utilize these identified strategies to enhance weight loss maintenance programs.
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Of 51 identified weight loss and maintenance strategies, grouped in 14 domains of the Oxford Food and Activity Behaviors taxonomy.
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The systematic review provides a thorough overview of strategies based on multiple studies.
Source
Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries
Catarina Paixão et al. · Obesity Reviews · 2020
DOI 10.1111/obr.13003
Meta-analysisCited 155×
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