Background Many commercial diet plans are readily available to the weight conscious
consumer; however, evidence on their effectiveness for promoting weight loss is often …

This study collates existing evidence regarding weight loss among overweight but otherwise
healthy adults who use commercial weight-loss programs. Systematic search of 3 databases …

Objective: To test whether a commercial weight loss program promotes greater weight loss
in overweight or obese women compared with control conditions and to describe the effect …

Accurate information about weight loss is not available for most commercial weight-loss
programs. Our objective was to obtain accurate assessments of weight outcomes …

Objectives: Individual weight loss response to commercial programs, and lifestyle
interventions in general, is highly variable. Therefore, identifying predictors of meaningful …

The aim of this randomized, four‐arm parallel study was to examine changes in body weight
and related outcomes over a 16‐week period in response to three different commercially …

Objective Lifestyle interventions remain the cornerstone for obesity treatment. Commercial
programs offer one weight loss approach, yet the efficacy of few such programs have been …

BACKGROUND: Very low and low-calorie diets ((V) LCD) are commonly used in the early
phase of obesity treatment programmes. Recently, a new formula, Allévo®, was introduced …

Background: Currently, early weight-loss predictions of long-term weight-loss success rely
on fixed percent-weight-loss thresholds. Objective: The objective was to develop thresholds …

Abstract Purpose of Review Despite the prevalence of weight loss programs, their success
rates remain discouraging, with around half of individuals regaining lost weight within two …