Objectives The National Institutes of Health, led by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, organized a working group of experts to discuss the problem of weight regain after …

Based on a bio‐social‐ecological systems model of the development and maintenance of
obesity, there has been in the last few years a growing research interest in the association of …

In most lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions, weight loss occurs over an
approximately 6-to 9-month period and is followed by a weight plateau and then weight …

Obesity presents a major health hazard of the 21st century. It promotes co-morbid diseases
such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and …

Although many persons with obesity can lose weight by lifestyle (diet and physical activity)
therapy, successful long‐term weight loss is difficult to achieve, and most people who lose …

Personality is thought to affect obesity risk but before such information can be incorporated
into prevention and intervention plans, robust and converging evidence concerning the most …

The obesity crisis is one of the largest public health challenges of the 21st century.
Population‐level adiposity has increased dramatically in recent times, and people not …

Although impulsivity has been implicated in the development and maintenance of obesity,
evidence linking impulsivity to obesity has been mixed. These mixed findings may be related …

Obesity is a multifactorial disease and the prominent factors playing a role in its
pathogenesis are biological, environmental and psychological. There is a growing interest in …

Objective: Systematically identifying pretreatment characteristics that predict successful
weight management is important to improve intervention efficacy and clinical practice. This …