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Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: Diets are not the answer.

Mann, Traci, Tomiyama, A. Janet, Westling, Erika, Lew, Ann-Marie, Samuels, Barbra, Chatman, Jason·2007·American Psychologist

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The prevalence of obesity and its associated health problems have increased sharply in the past 2 decades. New revisions to Medicare policy will allow funding for obesity treatments of proven efficacy. The authors review studies of the long-term outcomes of calorie-restricting diets to assess whether dieting is an effective treatment for obesity. These studies show that one third to two thirds of dieters regain more weight than they lost on their diets, and these studies likely underestimate the extent to which dieting is counterproductive because of several methodological problems, all of which bias the studies toward showing successful weight loss maintenance. In addition, the studies do not provide consistent evidence that dieting results in significant health improvements, regardless of weight change. In sum, there is little support for the notion that diets lead to lasting weight loss or health benefits.

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Authors: Mann, T., Tomiyama, A. J., Westling, E., Lew, A.-M., Samuels, B., & Chatman, J.
Affiliations: University of California, Los Angeles (US)
ORCID: Mann, Traci
Tomiyama, A. Janet
Westling, Erika
Venue: American Psychologist
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2007
Volume: 62
Issue: 3
Pages: 220-233
ISSN: 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
1935-990X
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x.62.3.220
OpenAlex: W2090491403
Semantic Scholar: 08fd329f4ec6d46d528ad437c1859d734af02396
Cited by: 1,208
References: 83
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FWCI: 44.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01 63795)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
Keywords: obesity treatment, Medicare policy, weight regain, weight loss maintenance, long-term outcomes
MeSH terms: Diet Therapy, Medicare, Humans, Obesity, United States, Treatment Outcome

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