The National Weight Control Registry: a critique.
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.
Ikeda
Joanne
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Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3104, USA. jikeda@berkeley.edu
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Nancy K
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Ernsberger
Paul
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Gaesser
Glenn A
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Berg
Francie M
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Clark
Claudia A
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Parham
Ellen S
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Peters
Paula
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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*