The rates of overweight and obesity are rising in Canada and worldwide, and there is a
need for effective methods for weight loss and weight maintenance to empower individuals …

Weight loss maintenance is a major challenge for obesity treatment. Weight control registries
can be useful in identifying psychological and behavioural factors that could contribute to …

Worldwide obesity rates remain at a rise, and to treat obesity is at the top of the global public
health agenda. In 2013, the AHA/ACC/TOS obesity management guidelines were published …

There is a general perception that almost no one succeeds in long-term maintenance of
weight loss. However, research has shown that≈ 20% of overweight individuals are …

Obesity caused by a positive energy balance is a serious health burden. Studies have
shown that obesity is the major risk factor for many diseases like type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence, and this has resulted in a significant
public health burden. Therefore, it is important to identify interventions that prevent weight …

Obesity is a fast growing epidemic that is primarily due to environmental influences. Nutrition
and exercise represent modifiable factors with a major impact on energy balance. Despite …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the weight-control practices that promote
weight loss and weight-loss maintenance in the same sample. PURPOSE: To examine …

Background There is limited population-based data on behavioral factors found to be
important for successful weight loss maintenance among adults. Methods Data from the …

Objective: To examine weight loss maintenance among previous participants of a university-
based behavioral weight management program and to compare behavioral strategies and …