Initial weight loss and early intervention adherence predict long-term weight loss during the Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana lifestyle intervention.
Christoph HöchsmannCorby K MartinJohn W ApolzanJames L DorlingRobert L NewtonKara D DenstelEmily F MireWilliam D JohnsonDachuan ZhangConnie L ArnoldTerry C DavisVivian FonsecaTina K ThethiCarl J LavieBenjamin SpringgatePeter Todd Katzmarzyknull nullPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)
These results highlight the importance of initial WC for predicting long-term WC and show that self-weighing and adherence to the expected WC trajectory can improve WC prediction.