Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity
Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify psychosocial determinants for maintaining weight loss. Methods: 42 obese individuals who achieved a 12% weight loss before entering a 52-week weight maintenance program were interviewed qualitatively. Psychosocial factors related to weight loss maintena...
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| author | Bodil Just Christensen Eva Winning Iepsen Julie Lundgren Lotte Holm Sten Madsbad Jens Juul Holst Signe Sørensen Torekov |
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| description | Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify psychosocial determinants for maintaining weight loss. Methods: 42 obese individuals who achieved a 12% weight loss before entering a 52-week weight maintenance program were interviewed qualitatively. Psychosocial factors related to weight loss maintenance were identified in two contrasting groups: weight reducers and weight regainers. Groups were defined by health-relevant weight maintenance (additional weight loss > 3% at week 52, n = 9 versus weight gain > 3%, at week 52, n = 20). Results: Weight reducers reported structured meal patterns (p = 0.008), no comfort eating (p = 0.016) and less psychosocial stress (p = 0.04) compared to weight regainers. The ability to instrumentalize eating behavior emerged as an important factor (p = 0.007). Nutritional knowledge, motivation or exercise level did not differ between groups (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Successful weight loss maintenance was associated with an interplay between behavioral, affective and contextual changes. ‘Instrumentalization of eating behavior' seems to be an important element in long-term weight maintenance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-575ab4aca3b141049d853ae5989b01ec2022-12-22T00:00:51ZengKarger PublishersObesity Facts1662-40251662-40332017-12-0110663364710.1159/000481138481138Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in ObesityBodil Just ChristensenEva Winning IepsenJulie LundgrenLotte HolmSten MadsbadJens Juul HolstSigne Sørensen TorekovAim: The purpose of this study was to identify psychosocial determinants for maintaining weight loss. Methods: 42 obese individuals who achieved a 12% weight loss before entering a 52-week weight maintenance program were interviewed qualitatively. Psychosocial factors related to weight loss maintenance were identified in two contrasting groups: weight reducers and weight regainers. Groups were defined by health-relevant weight maintenance (additional weight loss > 3% at week 52, n = 9 versus weight gain > 3%, at week 52, n = 20). Results: Weight reducers reported structured meal patterns (p = 0.008), no comfort eating (p = 0.016) and less psychosocial stress (p = 0.04) compared to weight regainers. The ability to instrumentalize eating behavior emerged as an important factor (p = 0.007). Nutritional knowledge, motivation or exercise level did not differ between groups (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Successful weight loss maintenance was associated with an interplay between behavioral, affective and contextual changes. ‘Instrumentalization of eating behavior' seems to be an important element in long-term weight maintenance.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481138ObesityBody weight maintenancePsychosocial aspectsInterviewsQuantificationQualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Bodil Just Christensen Eva Winning Iepsen Julie Lundgren Lotte Holm Sten Madsbad Jens Juul Holst Signe Sørensen Torekov Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity Obesity Facts Obesity Body weight maintenance Psychosocial aspects Interviews Quantification Qualitative research |
| title | Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity |
| title_full | Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity |
| title_fullStr | Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity |
| title_short | Instrumentalization of Eating Improves Weight Loss Maintenance in Obesity |
| title_sort | instrumentalization of eating improves weight loss maintenance in obesity |
| topic | Obesity Body weight maintenance Psychosocial aspects Interviews Quantification Qualitative research |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481138 |
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