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At 18 months, individuals with greater weight loss had higher fruit and vegetable intake, dietary quality, nutrition knowledge, and healthier food choice.
Improving nutrition knowledge and food choices may support weight loss efforts.
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Individuals with greater weight loss had higher fruit and vegetable intake (p = 0.03), dietary quality (p = 0.02), nutrition knowledge (p < 0.001), and healthier food choice (p = 0.003) at 18 months.
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Self-Reported Nutritional Factors Are Associated with Weight Loss at 18 Months in a Self-Managed Commercial Program with Food Categorization System: Observational Study
Ellen Siobhan Mitchell et al. · Nutrients · 2021
DOI 10.3390/nu13051733
cohort · n=9880Cited 9×
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