Psychological changes following weight loss in overweight and obese adults: a prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Participation in weight loss programs is often associated with improved wellbeing alongside reduced cardio-metabolic risk. In contrast, population-based analyses have found no evidence of psychological benefits of weight loss, but this may be due to inclusion of healthy-weight individuals...

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Main Authors: Sarah E Jackson, Andrew Steptoe, Rebecca J Beeken, Mika Kivimaki, Jane Wardle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4123950?pdf=render