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There was no evidence that long-term suppression of body weight is associated with psychological distress.
Long-term weight maintenance does not appear to lead to increased psychological distress.
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There was no evidence that long-term suppression of body weight is associated with psychological distress.
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Psychological symptoms in individuals successful at long-term maintenance of weight loss.
Mary Lou Klem et al. · Health Psychology · 1998
DOI 10.1037/0278-6133.17.4.336
cohort · n=784Cited 72×
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