Article: A Simple, Easy to Follow, Self-Help Program for Weight Control Resulted in Sustained Weight Loss for Five Years, Study Shows

SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A study published in the May 2000 edition of "Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Science," shows that rural Wisconsin residents achieved successful weight loss and maintenance for five years.

The study, entitled "Five-Year Self-Management of Weight Using Meal Replacements: Comparison with Matched Controls in Rural Wisconsin" tracked the weights of 523 overweight or obese adults between 1992 and 1997. The treatment group consisted of 134 subjects who followed a nationally recognized weight loss and maintenance plan (a). These individuals showed sustained weight lost. By contrast, the untreated, control group of 389 ...

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