ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2018
Early weight loss predicts weight loss treatment response regardless of binge-eating disorder status and pretreatment weight change.
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- Association of the Early Response to an Oral Shape-Shifting Superabsorbent Hydrogel Capsule With Weight Loss.Clinical obesity · 2026Trial
- Getting a head start: identifying pretreatment correlates associated with early weight loss for individuals participating in weight loss treatment.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
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- Why more successful? An analysis of participants' self-monitoring data in an online weight loss intervention.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Characterization of early non-responders within behavioral weight loss treatment.American journal of health behavior · 2024Article
- Pretreatment and During-Treatment Weight Trajectories in Black and White Women.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Loss-of-Control Eating and Cardiometabolic Health in Relation to Overweight and Obesity.Current diabetes reports · 2022Review
- Early weight loss in a standalone mHealth intervention predicting treatment success.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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objectiveIndividuals seeking weight loss treatment have diverse pretreatment weight trajectories, and once enrolled, individuals' response to weight loss treatments also varies greatly and may be influenced by the presence of binge-eating disorder (BED). Reported average weight losses may obscure these considerable differences. This study examined whether BED status and different weight-related change variables are associated with successful weight loss treatment outcomes in a controlled treatment study.
methodParticipants (N = 89) with overweight/obesity, with and without BED, participated in a 3-month weight loss trial in primary care with 3- and 12-month follow-ups. We tested the prognostic significance of four weight-related change variables (the last supper, early weight loss, pretreatment weight trajectory, weight suppression) on outcomes (weight loss-overall, weight loss-"subsequent," weight loss during second half of treatment).
resultsEarly weight loss was positively associated with weight loss-overall at post-treatment, and at 3-month and 12-month follow-up. Early weight loss was positively associated with weight loss-subsequent at post-treatment only. No other weight-related variables were significantly associated with weight loss. Models including BED status and treatment condition were not significant. DISCUSSION: Participants with early weight loss were more likely to continue losing weight, regardless of BED status or treatment condition. The results highlight the importance of early dedication to weight loss treatment to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.
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