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Despite hundreds of published, controlled studies reporting the treatment of obesity, results with all of those reporting long-term data are identical: virtually all patients treated regain the lost weight within five years (NIH Technology Assessment Conference Panel, 1993). This finding has contributed to the concept of obesity as a chronic disorder, requiring treatment in a continuing care model (Perri, Nezu, & Viegener, 1992; Goodrick & Foreyt, 1991). But even using this model, which requires the utilization of considerable resources and time, results are modest at best.
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Foreyt, J.P., Goodrick, G.K. (1995). Prediction in Weight Management Outcome: Implications for Practice. In: Allison, D.B., Pi-Sunyer, F.X. (eds) Obesity Treatment. NATO ASI Series, vol 278. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1901-0_26
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