The Study
One year follow-up of overweight and obese hypertensive adults following intensive lifestyle therapy.
This study watched two groups of people who had been in a weight-loss program to see what happened a year later. It can tell us what was linked to staying at a lower weight, but it can't prove that the program caused the results because it didn't control everything during the year.
Analysis score
Maximum 72 for a cohort study.
Where the score came from
Adults with high blood pressure who lost weight in a program were checked one year later to see if they kept the weight off and what they were eating.
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 538 / 100
Quality score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1Even if a program helps people lose weight, most gain it back later.
- 255% of the diet group stayed at or below their starting weight, compared to 48% in the other group.
- 3But 95% of the diet group gained weight back during the year, versus 52% in the other group.
- 4Both groups ate about the same amount of fruits, veggies, fiber, and fat.
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
Year
2006
Authors
M. Jehn, M. Patt, L. Appel, E. Miller
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Claims (4)
Everyone can lose fat, get stronger, and build muscle with the right diet and exercise — how much they gain might differ, but the ability is there for all of us.
After a weight loss program, more people who got intense lifestyle help kept their weight down a year later compared to those just being monitored, but the difference wasn’t big enough to be sure it wasn’t just by chance.
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.
A year after finishing a weight loss program, people with high blood pressure who tried a strict lifestyle plan ate about the same amount of fruits, veggies, fiber, and fat as those who just got regular check-ins.
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