One-year follow-up study to a worksite weight control program

One-year follow-up study to a worksite weight control program

Follow-up weights were obtained from 149 participants from two worksite weight control programs 1 year after the end of treatment. These participants regained, on average, 75% of the weight they had lost during treatment. Only 21% of this population maintained their post-treatment weight or continue...

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Veröffentlicht in:Preventive medicine 1988, Vol.17 (1), p.129-133
Hauptverfasser: Forster, Jean L., Jeffery, Robert W., Snell, Mary Kaye
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Body Weight
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Promotion
Humans
longitudinal studies
Male
Occupational Health Services
program evaluation
weight control
working conditions
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Zusammenfassung:Follow-up weights were obtained from 149 participants from two worksite weight control programs 1 year after the end of treatment. These participants regained, on average, 75% of the weight they had lost during treatment. Only 21% of this population maintained their post-treatment weight or continued to lose. We conclude that worksites do not appear to offer special advantages over clinic settings in aiding weight-loss maintenance.
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/0091-7435(88)90078-3