Jyoti Dabas, S Shunmukha Priya, Akshay Alawani, Praveen Budhrani
INTRODUCTION: Approximately four million people worldwide die annually because of obesity. Weight loss is commonly recommended as a first-line therapy in overweight and obese patients. Although many individuals attempt to lose weight, not everyone achieves optimal success. Few studies point out that weight loss eventually slows down, stagnates or reverses in 85% of the cases. RESEARCH QUESTION: What could be the reasons for not losing weight even after following a weight loss program? METHODS: A scoping review of the literature was performed using weight loss-related search terms such as 'Obesity,' 'Overweight,' 'Lifestyle,' 'weight loss,' 'Basal Metabolism,' 'physical activity,' 'adherence,' 'energy balance,' 'Sleep' and 'adaptations...
March 2, 2024: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition