Weight loss in primary care: A pooled analysis of two pragmatic cluster-randomized trials.

Peter Todd Katzmarzyk John W ApolzanByron GajewskiWilliam D JohnsonCorby K Martin Robert L NewtonMichael G PerriJeffrey J VanWormerChristie A Befort

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Clinically significant weight loss over 6 months in primary care settings is achievable using a variety of lifestyle-based treatment approaches. Longer-term weight-loss maintenance is more difficult to achieve.

Keyphrases

weight loss
primary care
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
glycemic control
general practice
preterm infants
weight gain
obese patients
randomized controlled trial
cardiovascular disease
study protocol
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
double blind