Trial reportHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2021
Who loses weight in a weight gain prevention program? A comparison of weight losers and weight maintainers at 3 years.
Trial report in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Behavioral Factors Associated With ≥ 15% Versus < 5% Weight Loss in Adults With Severe Obesity: A Retrospective Clinical Study.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite weight loss challenges in young adulthood, 17% of participants in the Study of Novel Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention (SNAP) weight gain prevention study lost ≥ 5% of their body weight at 3 years. These "weight losers" (
methodWeight losers and maintainers (
resultsThree-year weight losers had significantly greater weight losses than maintainers by 4 months, and weight trajectories continued to diverge. Three-year weight change group was not associated with treatment assignment. At pretreatment, weight losers were heavier, closer to their self-reported highest ever weight, and further away from their self-identified ideal weight. Across treatment, weight losers had greater dietary restraint and autonomous motivation, had lower disinhibition and self-identified ideal weight, and self-weighed more frequently than weight maintainers.
conclusionsWeight gain prevention messaging may be sufficient to initiate weight loss in a subset of young adults who are heavier and closer to their highest weight at baseline. Psychological and behavioral characteristics more consistent with weight loss may explain differences in weight outcomes between losers and maintainers at 3 years. Future studies may consider the effects of weight gain prevention versus weight loss messaging in tailoring weight control interventions for young adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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