title: The National Weight Control Registry: a critique.
abstract: This article is a critique of the claim that the National Weight Control Registry provides data showing that a significant number of adults in the United States have achieved permanent weight loss. We believe that promoting calorie-restricted dieting for the purpose of weight loss is misleading and futile. We advocate the adoption of a health-at-every-size (HAES) approach to weight management, focusing on the achievement and maintenance of lifestyle changes that improve metabolic indicators of health.
authors: Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3104, USA. jikeda@berkeley.edu
authors: Joanne
authors: J
authors: Ikeda
authors: Nancy K
authors: NK
authors: Amy
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Ernsberger
authors: Glenn A
authors: GA
authors: Gaesser
authors: Francie M
authors: FM
authors: Berg
authors: Claudia A
authors: CA
authors: Clark
authors: Ellen S
authors: ES
authors: Parham
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Peters
mesh_terms: D004038:Diet, Reducing; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*