Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2014
Greater weight loss with increasing age in the weight loss maintenance trial.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of concurrent, resistance, or aerobic training on body fat loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Physical Activity-Promoting Web- and Mobile-Based Distance Weight Loss Interventions on Body Composition in Rehabilitation Settings: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
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- Body-Weight Fluctuation Was Associated With Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2019Pooled it
- Early Weight Loss and Other Factors Associated With Clinically Significant Weight Loss in Two Commercial Weight Loss Programmes.Clinical obesity · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of an Interactive Web-Based Health Program for Weight Loss-A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effect of Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, on Intermuscular and Visceral Fat and Physical and Metabolic Function in Older Adults With Obesity While Dieting.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Long-Term Weight Loss With Metformin or Lifestyle Intervention in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study.Annals of internal medicine · 2019Trial
- Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults.The New England journal of medicine · 2017Trial
- Cell phone intervention for you (CITY): A randomized, controlled trial of behavioral weight loss intervention for young adults using mobile technology.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2015Trial
- Adding evidence-based behavioral weight loss strategies to a statewide wellness campaign: a randomized clinical trial.American journal of public health · 2014Trial
- Examining behavioral processes through which lifestyle interventions promote weight loss: results from PREMIER.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2014Trial
- Weight loss intervention for young adults using mobile technology: design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial - Cell Phone Intervention for You (CITY).Contemporary clinical trials · 2014Trial
- Resistant and Refractory Obesity: The Complexity of Anti-Obesity Therapy Failure.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The Mechanical Microenvironment of Trabecular Bones Subjected to a Physiological Gait Load.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Body Composition Changes in Latino Population: Longitudinal Associations of Fat and Muscle Mass Indices.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- The Impact of Exercise Training Plus Dietary Interventions on Ectopic Fat in Population with Overweight/Obesity with and without Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Metaregression of Randomized Clinical Trials.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Review
- Within-week and within-year patterns in self-monitoring of dietary intake in adults with obesity participating in a behavioral weight loss program.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
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- A machine-learned model for predicting weight loss success using weight change features early in treatment.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effect of age on weight loss and weight loss maintenance in participants in the Weight Loss Maintenance trial (WLM). DESIGN AND
methodsSecondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of overweight/obese adults with CVD risk factors was conducted. Participants were 1685 adults with baseline BMI 25-45 kg m(2) with hypertension and/or dyslipidemia. Those who lost at least 4kg in an initial 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention (N = 1,032) were randomly assigned to a 30-month maintenance phase of self-directed control (SD), monthly personal counseling (PC), or unlimited access to an internet-based intervention (IT). Age groups were defined post-hoc and weight change was compared among age groups.
resultsParticipants ≥60 years old initially lost more weight than younger individuals, and sustained greater weight loss in IT and PC but not in SD (P value for trend 0.024, 0.002, and 0.36, respectively).
conclusionsIn WLM, adults age ≥60 years had greater initial weight loss and greater sustained weight loss over 3 years, compared to younger adults. Older adults had greater weight loss maintenance with either personal counseling or internet-based intervention. Future research should determine optimal implementation strategies and effects of weight loss on health outcomes in older adults.
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