Weight loss is difficult to achieve and maintaining the weight loss is an even greater
challenge. The identification of factors associated with weight loss maintenance can …

Obesity is a topic on which many views are strongly held in the absence of scientific
evidence to support those views, and some views are strongly held despite evidence to …

Long‐term behavioral self‐regulation is the hallmark of successful weight control. We tested
mediators of weight loss and weight loss maintenance in middle‐aged women who …

La obesidad y el síndrome metabólico como problema de salud pública. Una reflexión
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Background The prevention and treatment of overweight and obese individuals on a
population‐wide basis is challenging because patients have difficulties with adhering to …

Background This study was conceived to analyze how exercise and weight management
psychosocial variables, derived from several health behavior change theories, predict …

OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in motivation and the relationship of motivation to
adherence to self-monitoring and weight loss in a 16-week Internet behavioral weight-loss …

Abstract Purpose of Review There is a common perception among the public that yo-yo
dieting, defined as repeated cycles of weight loss followed by weight regain, results in …

OBJECTIVE: This study tested whether different forms of physical activity (PA) were
associated with eating self-regulation during weight control, and if changes in eating …

Background Attrition is an important but understudied issue that plays a vital role in the
successful treatment of obesity. To date, most studies focusing on attrition rates and/or its …