Editor's Choice Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 13 Apr 2012 - 10:00 PDT
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Leading researcher, Jacinda M. Nicklas, MD, MPH, MA, a Clinical Research Fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School declares:
The researchers assessed data of 4,000 obese adults who self-reported a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher in the 2001-2006 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, which tracks demographic, health, and health behavior information from non-institutionalized U.S. adults. 63% of the respondents reported to have tried losing weight within the last year.
According to the analysis, those who reported to consume less fat, exercise more and used prescription weight loss medications were more likely to report loosing at least 5% of their body weight, whilst those who lost at least 10% of their body weight also tended to have joined a weight loss program.
Dr. Niklas remarks:
Whilst popular diets, liquid diets and nonprescription diet pills were not linked to successfully losing weight, participants who managed to shed over 10% of their body weight reported they were less likely to consume diet foods and products, compared with those who lost less weight. Dr. Nicklas points out:
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