Weight Loss Maintenance in Severely Obese Adults after an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention: 2‐ to 4‐Year Follow‐Up

Abstract

Weight loss camps are a relatively new commercial approach in treating severely obese subjects. However, the results demonstrate that even with a multidisciplinary intensive setting with focus on diet, exercise, and psychological counseling, only 28% had maintained a weight loss above 10% after 4 years. This emphasizes that obesity is a chronic condition that needs additional strategies after a weight loss intervention in the efforts to maintain a sufficient weight loss.