Background Body weight (BW) reduction through energy restriction is ineffective at
impacting the obesity epidemic. Shifting from an obesity treatment to weight gain prevention …

Healthy growth during the first 1,000 days, spanning from conception to age 24 months,
represents a crucial period which influences the long-term physical and cognitive …

Background: Maintenance of weight loss after a diet and exercise intervention is often low.
Moreover, short follow-up periods and high attrition rates often impede translation of study …

Background: Nutrition interventions are used to increase knowledge, change attitudes and
beliefs about healthy eating, to increase skills, and promote healthy eating. Aims: To review …

Background: Little is known about the effectiveness of behavioral strategies to prevent long-
term weight gain among adolescents and young adults. Objective: The objective was to …

Objective To evaluate the degree of weight loss in subjects enrolled in the Veterans Affairs
weight management program (MOVE!). Design Retrospective cohort design. Setting Tertiary …

A randomized dietary intervention trial across 4 years examined diet, weight, and obesity
incidence (body mass index [BMI]≥ 30 kg/m2) differences between study groups …

Background Type 2 diabetes is a significant public health concern. With the completion of
the Diabetes Prevention Program, there has been a proliferation of studies attempting to …

Context A Healthy People 2020 objective is to increase the prevalence of healthy-weight
adults in the US A systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of strategies to prevent …

Background Young adults (YA) are at high-risk for unhealthy dietary behaviors and weight
gain. The Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) Trial demonstrated …