Maintenance of lost weight and long-term management of obesity

By Kevin D. Hall, S. Kahan. The Medical clinics of North America, 2018

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Synopsis Weight loss can be achieved through a variety of modalities, but long-term maintenance of lost weight is much more challenging. Obesity interventions typically result in early rapid weight loss followed by a weight plateau and progressive regain. This review describes our current understanding of the biological, behavioral, and environmental factors driving this near-ubiquitous body weight trajectory and the implications for long-term weight management. Treatment of obesity requires ongoing clinical attention and weight maintenance-specific counseling to support sustainable healthful behaviors and positive weight regulation.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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• The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future. (2022, background): “The overall weight loss market in the U.S. in 2020 was estimated at $71 billion, yet many programs elicit only marginal and temporary changes in weight, with participants often experiencing weight regain (LaRosa, 2020; Hall and Kahan, 2018).”