Abstract
Commentary: Ineffectiveness of Commercial Weight-Loss Programs for Achieving Modest but Meaningful Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Highlights
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Obesity, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines stated that, for people who are overweight or obese, “the more weight people lose, the greater the health benefits, if someone loses more than 5% of their body weight and maintains this for life” and “weight management programmes can be commissioned if they are likely to lead to an average weight loss of at least 3%, with at least 30% of participants losing >5% of their initial weight” (3)
In terms of the methodology and approaches for intention-to treat (ITT) analysis employed for each study, the following included, last observation carried forward (LOCF), baseline observation carried forward (BOCF), or non-completer data where it is assumed that the latter will all lose
Summary
Specialty section: This article was submitted to Obesity, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health. Weight-Loss Programs for Achieving Modest but Meaningful Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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