TABLE 4-2One through Five-Year Maintenance of Initial Weight Loss of Individuals (%) Placed on Either Very-Low-Calorie Diets or Hypocaloric-Balanced Diets

Diet1 year2 years3 years4 years5 years
Very-low-calorie diet16.19.77.876.2
Hypocaloric-balanced diet7.24.23.52.82

SOURCE: Adapted from Anderson et al. (2001).

From: 4, Weight-Loss and Maintenance Strategies

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Weight Management: State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs.
Institute of Medicine (US) Subcommittee on Military Weight Management.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2004.
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