GARY FOSTER

..Future research might focus more on determining how these behavioral techniques can be best applied in a real-world setting...

..These data illustrate the dramatic disparity between patients' expectations and professional recommendations and the need to help patients accept more modest weight loss outcomes...

..Despite the popularity of the low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat (Atkins) diet, no randomized, controlled trials have evaluated its efficacy...

..This pilot study assessed the short- and long-term effects of a modified cognitive behavioral treatment designed to facilitate obese patients' acceptance of a 5% to 10% reduction in initial weight...

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..Examining ways to reduce the disparities between treatment expectations and subsequent outcomes, this study evaluated the role of physical characteristics, treatment setting, and mood in patients' evaluations of treatment outcomes...

..It is unknown, however, whether there are racial differences in how REE responds to weight loss and energy restriction...

..0001). Changes in body image were not related to changes in weight. Future studies are needed to separate the effects of treatment and weight loss on body image in obese persons...

..e., ≥ 5%) in overweight/obese participants with type 2 diabetes and maintain this loss in more than 45% of patients at 4 years...

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..These studies should take into consideration that patients with insulin resistance syndromes would be the most likely group to benefit from carbohydrate restriction...

..We examined the effects of lifestyle intervention on changes in weight, fitness, and CVD risk factors during a 4-year study...

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..The present findings support the efficacy of combined naltrexone/bupropion therapy as an adjunct to intensive BMOD for obesity...

..The belief that weight loss improves obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has limited empirical support. The purpose of this 4-center study was to assess the effects of weight loss on OSA over a 1-year period...

..The lifestyle intervention was clinically effective in all subsets of an ethnically and demographically diverse population...

..The authors call not for the adoption of a specific policy initiative, but instead propose that policy research, based on viewing obesity as a public health problem, become a central focus of research...

..Results are discussed in terms of the origins, clinical significance, and potential malleability of obese individuals' weight loss expectations...

..Some investigators fear that dieting may precipitate binge eating and other adverse behavioral consequences...

..Accurate measures of diet and activity are critical in understanding how these lifestyle and behavioral factors covary to affect health status...

..To examine changes in obesity-related attitudes in a sample of obese women who participated in either dieting or non-dieting interventions...

..Previous studies comparing low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets have not included a comprehensive behavioral treatment, resulting in suboptimal weight loss...

..There are no data, however, on what children purchase in these environments before and after school. The purpose of this study was to document the nature of children's purchases in corner stores proximal to their schools...

..To assess the risk factors for the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among obese patients with type 2 diabetes...

..Practitioners are realistic about treatment outcomes but view obesity treatment as less effective than treatment of most other chronic conditions...

..Current evidence suggests that laparoscopic adjusted gastric banding should be avoided in these patients as the impact on gastroesophageal reflux disease appears unfavorable...

..To determine the relationship between relative weight and school attendance among elementary schoolchildren...

..The prevalence and seriousness of childhood obesity has prompted calls for broad public health solutions that reach beyond clinic settings. Schools are ideal settings for population-based interventions to address obesity...

..Other outcomes include components of CVD risk, cost and cost-effectiveness, diabetes control and complications, hospitalizations, intervention processes, and quality of life...

..Analyses revealed that only self-esteem, adult teasing, and ISAS predicted BID. Results highlight the importance of adulthood self-esteem and interpersonal-cultural context--rather than childhood experiences--in predicting adulthood BID...

..Analyses examined the relationship that demographic characteristics, disease burden, and cardiovascular fitness had with HRQL: the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) II...

..This consistent literature suggests nuts may be included in the diet, in moderation, to enhance palatability and nutrient quality without posing a threat for weight gain...

..CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that volumetric MRI is a powerful tool to study anatomic changes in the upper airway and surrounding soft-tissue structures and is sensitive enough to detect changes in these structures...