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- Title
Review: Little evidence supports the efficacy of major commercial and organized self-help weight loss programs.
- Authors
Wilson, Stephen A.
- Abstract
This article presents information on a study related to evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States. The randomized controlled trials or prospective case series provided regular in-person or online counseling for 12 weeks. It included only adults, reported number of trial participants, assessed 10 participants and evaluated the program under the same conditions in which it was offered to the public, and had 1-year follow-up after treatment. Studies of self-help weight-loss approaches based on books, meal-replacement plans, or similar products were excluded.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WEIGHT loss; HEALTH promotion; CLINICAL trials; BODY weight; ANTIOBESITY agents
- Publication
ACP Journal Club, 2005, Vol 143, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1056-8751
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7326/acpjc-2005-143-1-015