The Claim

Among hypertensive overweight adults who completed a weight loss trial, 95% of participants in an intensive lifestyle intervention group regained weight within the following year, compared to 52% in a monitoring-only group.

Source: One year follow-up of overweight and obese hypertensive adults following intensive lifestyle therapy.

What the research says

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Supports
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Quantitative
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In plain English

Most people who lost weight through an intense program and had high blood pressure ended up gaining it back within a year—especially compared to those who just got regular check-ins.

See the scientific wording

In hypertensive overweight adults who completed a weight loss trial, 95% of those in an intensive lifestyle intervention group regained weight during the following year, compared to 52% in a monitoring group.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: One year follow-up of overweight and obese hypertensive adults following intensive lifestyle therapy.

    The study looked at people who lost weight through a lifestyle program and found that almost all of them gained weight back the next year, especially those in the intense program, just like the claim says.

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