Effect of exercise on 24-month weight loss maintenance in overweight women

JM Jakicic, BH Marcus, W Lang… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Debate remains regarding the amount of physical activity that will facilitate
weight loss maintenance. Methods Between December 1, 1999, and January 31, 2003, 201
overweight and obese women (body mass index [calculated as weight in kilograms divided
by height in meters squared], 27 to 40; age range, 21-45 years) with no contraindications to
weight loss or physical activity were recruited from a hospital-based weight loss research
center. Participants were assigned to 1 of 4 behavioral weight loss intervention groups. They …