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Study: Weight Watchers Most Successful Diet Program
Study: Weight Watchers Most Successful Diet Program -- Posted by The Mongolian Death Worm on 06-10-05 06:18
Of the various commercial diet plans, Weight Watchers is most
successful in helping overweight and obese individuals shed pounds and
stick to healthy ways, according to a new study published in the June
edition of Consumer Reports.
Slim-Fast and two stages of the Atkins diet produced the most weight
loss after six months, and Slim Fast and the vegetarian Ornish diet
produced the best weight loss after a year.
But Weight Watchers came in tops when combined with other factors such
as nutritional value and dropout rates, according to Consumer Reports'
Senior Editor Nancy Metcalf.
"It was the only one rated good for long-term adherence, which is one
of the reasons it was rated quite good overall," she said. "It's also
extremely nutritionally balanced. It's the one that doesn't exclude any
food groups."
Diets had to have been studied among at least 30 people trying the
program, and the results had to be published in peer-reviewed
scientific journals in order to qualify for the Consumer Reports
rating. Thus, eDiets, Jenny Craig, Volumetrics and two versions of the
South Beach diet weren't included due to inadequate or nonexistent
data.
Slim Fast, a meal-replacement plan in which participants substitute
most of breakfast and lunch with a Slim Fast bar, shake or smoothie,
then eat a regular dinner, came in second overall in the Consumer
Reports study.
"It's another technique that's tried and true in the weight-loss field,
which is controlling people's portions," Metcalf said.
But the bottom line is overweight and obese individuals only lose
weight when they burn more calories than they consume, according to
nutrition experts. The diets in the study, as a result, mostly ranged
from 1,500 to 1,600 calories per day.
Re: Study: Weight Watchers Most Successful Diet Program -- Posted by Annie Benson Lennaman on 06-10-05 11:39
The Mongolian Death Worm wrote:
>
> Of the various commercial diet plans, Weight Watchers is most
> successful in helping overweight and obese individuals shed pounds and
> stick to healthy ways, according to a new study published in the June
> edition of Consumer Reports.
Of course, that's leaving those of us who are not doing any
commercial diet at all out of the loop. One doesn't have to spend money
on a plan or group to lose weight! All one has to do is eat less, and
exercising more is a good idea as well. I wonder how us "free formers"
would fit in to this study in terms of our successes.
I've trimmed the Fat Acceptance group as to not get flamed by them.
I believe this sort of post is contrary to their charter.
Re: Study: Weight Watchers Most Successful Diet Program -- Posted by Ignoramus15359 on 06-10-05 19:13
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:39:20 -0500, Annie Benson Lennaman wrote:
>
>
> The Mongolian Death Worm wrote:
>>
>> Of the various commercial diet plans, Weight Watchers is most
>> successful in helping overweight and obese individuals shed pounds and
>> stick to healthy ways, according to a new study published in the June
>> edition of Consumer Reports.
>
> Of course, that's leaving those of us who are not doing any
> commercial diet at all out of the loop. One doesn't have to spend money
> on a plan or group to lose weight! All one has to do is eat less, and
> exercising more is a good idea as well. I wonder how us "free formers"
> would fit in to this study in terms of our successes.
>
> I've trimmed the Fat Acceptance group as to not get flamed by them.
> I believe this sort of post is contrary to their charter.
Of all plans, the most successful plan is self styled dieting,
according to the national weight loss registry.
Also, I believe that gastric bypass is the most successful commercial
solution, although, perhaps, it would not be considered to be a
"commercial diet plan" that was mentioned by "the mongolian".
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