SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2013
Empirical evidence does not support an association between less ambitious pre-treatment goals and better treatment outcomes: a meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A randomized controlled trial of an innovative, user-friendly, interactive smartphone app-based lifestyle intervention for weight loss.Obesity science & practice · 2021Article
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- Impact of Weight-Related Discrimination, Body Dissatisfaction and Self-Stigma on the Desire to Weigh Less.Obesity facts · 2017Article
- Setting targets leads to greater long-term weight losses and 'unrealistic' targets increase the effect in a large community-based commercial weight management group.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2016Article
- Predictors of Preoperative Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Adults Waiting for Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2015Article
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- Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2015Review
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Abstract
Setting realistic weight loss goals may play a role in weight loss. We abstracted data from randomized controlled trials and observational studies conducted between 1998 and 2012 concerning the association of weight loss goals with weight loss. Studies included those that (i) were conducted in humans; (ii) delivered a weight loss intervention; (iii) lasted ≥6 weeks; (iv) assessed baseline weight loss goals; (vi) assessed pre- and post-weight either in the form of body mass index or some other measure that could be converted to weight loss based on information included in the original study or later provided by the author(s); and (vii) assessed the correlation between weight loss goals and final weight loss or provided data to calculate the correlation. Studies that included interventions to modify weight loss goals were excluded. Eleven studies met inclusion criteria. The overall correlation between goal weight and weight at intervention completion was small and statistically insignificant (ρ=0.0 5 ; P = 0.20). The current evidence does not demonstrate that setting realistic goals leads to more favourable weight loss outcomes. Thus, our field may wish to reconsider the value of setting realistic goals in successful weight loss.
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