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Science-Based Solutions to Obesity: What Are the Roles of Academia, Government, Industry, and Health Care? |
1 From the Brown Medical School, The Miriam Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Providence, RI
ABSTRACT
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 successful at long-term weight loss when defined as losing at least 10% of initial body weight and maintaining the loss for at least 1 y. The National Weight Control Registry provides information about the strategies used by successful weight loss maintainers to achieve and maintain long-term weight loss. National Weight Control Registry members have lost an average of 33 kg and maintained the loss for more than 5 y. To maintain their weight loss, members report engaging in high levels of physical activity (1 h/d), eating a low-calorie, low-fat diet, eating breakfast regularly, self-monitoring weight, and maintaining a consistent eating pattern across weekdays and weekends. Moreover, weight loss maintenance may get easier over time; after individuals have successfully maintained their weight loss for 2–5 y, the chance of longer-term success greatly increases. Continued adherence to diet and exercise strategies, low levels of depression and disinhibition, and medical triggers for weight loss are also associated with long-term success. National Weight Control Registry members provide evidence that long-term weight loss maintenance is possible and help identify the specific approaches associated with long-term success.
Key Words: Weight maintenance • successful weight loss • weight regain • obesity • National Weight Control Registry
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