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SynthesisNutrients2019

Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss Maintenance.

Marlene A van Baak, Edwin C M Mariman

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  10. Obesity and its management in primary care setting.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2025
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  17. Introduction to the dietary management of obesity in adults.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023
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  20. Nutrients · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Marlene A van BaakDepartment of Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translation Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands. m.vanbaak@maastrichtuniversity.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-2592-6363
Edwin C M MarimanDepartment of Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translation Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weight regain after a successful weight loss intervention is very common. Most studies show that, on average, the weight loss attained during a weight loss intervention period is not or is not fully maintained during follow-up. We review what is currently known about dietary strategies for weight loss maintenance, focusing on nutrient composition by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies and discuss other potential strategies that have not been studied so far. Twenty-one studies with 2875 participants who were overweight or obese are included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Studies investigate increased protein intake (12 studies), lower dietary glycemic index (four studies), green tea (three studies), conjugated linoleic acid (three studies), higher fibre intake (three studies), and other miscellaneous interventions (six studies). The meta-analysis shows a significant beneficial effect of higher protein intake on the prevention of weight regain (SMD (standardized mean difference) -0.17 (95% CI -0.29, -0.05),

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Diet, HealthyEnergy IntakeNutritive ValueWeight GainWeight LossAdolescentAdultAgedDietary FiberDietary ProteinsDietary SupplementsFemaleGlycemic IndexHumansLinoleic Acids, ConjugatedMaleDietary FiberDietary ProteinsLinoleic Acids, Conjugateddiet compositionobesityprotein intakesystematic review and meta-analysisweight regain

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PMCPMC6722715

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