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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"weight loss success"”.
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INCREASING LONG TERM WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS: AN INDIVIDUALIZED, HOLISTIC, SELF-CARE MODEL
<p>Despite the many weight loss options available, the majority of overweight and obese individuals who try to lose or maintain weight loss are unsuccessful. This lack of success has been the focus of extensive research. In an attempt to develop more effective modalities, researchers have …
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Low-Protein Meal Challenge as a Predictor for Weight Loss Success in Severe Obesity
… energy expenditure is a central determinant of weight-loss response. The established thrifty/spendthrift phenotyping protocols to identify weight loss resistant and susceptible metabolic phenotypes, respectively, rely on prolonged fasting and overfeeding using whole-room calorimetry assessments, …
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The influence of motivation and conditional goal setting on obese children's weight loss success in a resistance training program
… to investigate psychological influences upon overweight and obese eight to twelve year aids weight loss success in a resistance training program. Design: A mixed method repeated measures design was used. The quantitative component involved participants' completing self-report questionnaires on …
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The Impact of Depressive Symptomatology on the Efficacy of a Weight Loss Intervention Program in African-American Children and Adolescents
… this epidemic, additional factors impacting weight outcomes need to be examined. This study conducted secondary analyses using previously collected data from 206 African-American youth ages 7-18 involved in a weight loss program within a major urban area. It explored the impact of various …
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A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers to and Facilitators of Successful Weight Loss
… United States obesity epidemic comes extensive weight loss attempts. One way people are attempting to lose weight is through meal replacement programs. Much work has been done to study strategies of structured weight loss programs and examine their success. Limited work has been done to study …
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Comparing Self-Monitoring Strategies for Weight Loss: Does Developing Mastery Before Diet Tracking Enhance Engagement?
… intake is a valuable component of behavioral weight loss treatment but engagement in self-monitoring declines quickly, resulting in suboptimal treatment outcomes. This dissertation examined a novel weight loss intervention that aims to lessen the decline in self-monitoring engagement by …
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Using the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 in Obesity Treatment
… participant dropout and initial treatment success, in terms of weight loss (Lambert et. al, 2002a). The OQ-45 has been used with success to predict dropout from psychotherapy in clinical populations. It was hypothesized that higher pretreatment OQ-45 scores would be associated with less …
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Factors Associated With Long Term Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
… treatment for morbid obesity, long-term weight regain is a significant problem after surgery. Few studies have assessed the association between eating behaviors, psychological factors and lifestyle factors as well as postoperative factors and long term weight regain. This study assesses …
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Investigation of weight management-related focus areas in middle-class overweight/obese Black (Zulu) women to advise healthy weight loss intervention development
… black women had the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity and central obesity across all population and gender groups. This trend was confirmed by the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) who reported a substantial increase in the prevalence of obesity …
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Impact of a Medically Supervised Weight Management Program on Obese and Morbidly Obese Persons
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Overweight and obesity represent a major public health problem. While some studies indicate that a clinic-based, healthy-lifestyle program can result in significant weight loss, a systemic review of major commercial weight loss programs concluded that the evidence to …