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One-year follow-up study to a worksite weight control program.

J L Forster1, R W Jeffery, M K Snell

  • 1Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis 55455.

Preventive Medicine
|January 1, 1988
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Worksite weight control programs showed poor long-term success. Most participants regained 75% of lost weight within a year, indicating limited benefits for sustained weight management.

Area of Science:

  • Obesity research
  • Public health interventions
  • Behavioral medicine

Background:

  • Worksite weight control programs are common.
  • Long-term effectiveness of these programs is not well-established.
  • Understanding weight-loss maintenance is crucial for public health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term weight-loss maintenance of participants in worksite weight control programs.
  • To compare the effectiveness of worksite interventions with traditional clinic settings for weight management.

Main Methods:

  • Follow-up weights were collected from 149 participants one year after completing two worksite weight control programs.
  • Weight change was analyzed to determine the percentage of weight regained.

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Main Results:

  • Participants regained an average of 75% of the weight lost during the programs.
  • Only 21% of participants maintained their post-treatment weight or achieved further weight loss.
  • These findings suggest limited success in long-term weight-loss maintenance.

Conclusions:

  • Worksite weight control programs do not appear to offer significant advantages over clinic-based settings for sustained weight management.
  • Further research is needed to identify effective strategies for long-term weight-loss maintenance.
  • The findings highlight the challenges of maintaining weight loss in real-world settings.