Research
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Maintainers of weight loss in the MedWeight study sustained a 21% weight loss for over four years.
Practitioners can note that long-term weight loss maintenance is achievable with significant initial weight loss.
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Maintainers were sustaining a 21% loss, for over four years.
Why this rating
The study design includes a registry of participants with defined criteria.
Source
The MedWeight study: Design and preliminary results
Eleni Karfopoulou et al. · Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism · 2014
cohort · n=226Cited 19×
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