title: Managing weight loss expectations: the challenge and the opportunity.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California2VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Zhaoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heber
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D015431:Weight Loss