Journal article
Long-term body weight fluctuation in an overweight population
International journal of obesity, Vol.12(6), p.579
1988
PMID: 3235274
Abstract
Weight loss programs report such low percentages of overweight subjects who lose weight and maintain the loss that the concern arises whether these results represent anything more than baseline population weight fluctuations. In this study, weights recorded for medical purposes at two clinic visits separated by intervals of 1 to 5 years were analysed for 332 adult patients who were initially at least 20 percent over their ideal body weight. Weight change calculations for this general patient population revealed that 219 (66 percent) had increased in weight by a mean of 5.7 kg, and that 113 (34 percent) had decreased in weight by a mean of 5.3 kg. The 59 patients measured over a 5-year interval showed an 'apparent body weight loss' for 31 percent of this sub-group with a mean decrease of 7.3 kg. Weight loss studies and programs must demonstrate a rate of weight loss maintenance beyond that of a control group before attributing 'weight loss' in a population to any factor other than normal weight fluctuation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Long-term body weight fluctuation in an overweight population
- Creators
- P S Williamson - Department of Family Practice, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242B T Levy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of obesity, Vol.12(6), p.579
- PMID
- 3235274
- ISSN
- 0307-0565
- eISSN
- 1476-5497
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984297450902771
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