Gaining the weight back: statistics?

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Steve - 15 Jun 2008 15:48 GMT

I've seen snippets that most people who lose weight gain it back
within 1 year or 5 years.

Can anyone point me to statistics from reliable sources, on the web,
for what percentage of people regain weight within 1 year and at 5
years?

Thanks in advance

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LoveToMove - 17 Jun 2008 22:36 GMT

> I've seen snippets that most people who lose weight gain it back
> within 1 year or 5 years.
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>
> Thanks in advance

Here is one for you:
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0749379707001638
Weight Regain in U.S. Adults Who Experienced Substantial Weight Loss,
1999-2002 . American Journal of Preventive Medicine , Volume 33 , Issue 1 ,
Pages 34 - 40E . Weiss , D . Galuska , L . Kettel Khan , C . Gillespie , M .
Serdula

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