alt Hacker News> Purely behavioral lifestyle interventions have the lowest long term success rates of all available treatments for obesity.
What? Surely changing one's behaviour - particularly the parts of behaviour that caused the obesity in the first place - is a sure way to stop being obese.
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justacrow • today at 8:18 AM
By this reasoning, abstinence-only sex education is a sure way to stop teen pregnancies and spread of STDs.
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aareet • today at 7:59 AM
The issue is not whether it works; it’s whether someone can stay compliant long enough for it to work
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Weight regain is common, especially after isolated lifestyle changes. Most people lose weight but do not keep it off over time.