Prompted by the large heterogeneity of individual results in obesity treatment, many studies
have attempted to predict weight outcomes from information collected from participants …

Weight management is a dynamic process, with a pre‐treatment phase, a treatment
(including process) phase and post‐treatment maintenance, and where relapse is possible …

Objective: This pilot study assessed the short‐and long‐term effects of a modified cognitive
behavioral treatment designed to facilitate obese patients' acceptance of a 5% to 10 …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of the present study was to identify covariates and predictors of post-
treatment weight reduction. To clarify the impact of the individual factors, we compared …

Background Changes in body image and subjective well-being variables (eg self-esteem)
are often reported as outcomes of obesity treatment. However, they may, in turn, also …

OBJECTIVE: Although the majority of weight loss attempts are unsuccessful, a small minority
succeed in both weight loss and maintenance. The present study aimed to explore the …

Background The purpose of this study was to analyze pretreatment predictors of short-term
weight loss in Portuguese overweight and obese women involved in a weight management …

The effectiveness of existing weight management programmes may be improved by
understanding overweight and obese people's perceptions of the reasons for successful and …

It is remarkably difficult for people with obesity to maintain a new lower weight following
weight loss. The aim of the present study was to examine the immediate and longer-term …

METHODS: Search strategies—we searched eight databases, manually checked reference
lists and contacted authors. Inclusion and exclusion criteria—studies of any design, in which …