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Lifestyle Modification for the Treatment of Obesity
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Lifestyle Modification for the Treatment of Obesity

David B. Sarwer, Meghan L. Butryn, Evan Forman and Lauren E. Bradley
The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery
12 Aug 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1197-4_15

Abstract

Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Patient Diabetes Prevention Program Great Weight Loss Lifestyle Modification
Despite the success of bariatric surgery in producing massive weight loss, as well as improvement in morbidity and mortality, less than 1 % of those who meet the National Institutes of Health’s criteria for bariatric surgery present for surgery each year. The remaining individuals likely could experience improvements in their health with even modest weight loss. Many of these individuals likely make efforts to lose weight, either as a result of self-motivation or physician recommendation. The most commonly practiced treatment is lifestyle modification, undertaken in a self-directed fashion, through a self-help book or program, or commercial weight-loss program. The obesity treatment literature has consistently found that individuals who engage in lifestyle modification interventions can lose approximately 7–10 % of their initial body weight and experience clinically significant improvements in weight-related health problems. This chapter will focus on lifestyle modification approaches to treat obesity. We begin with an overview of lifestyle modification. We then summarize the main findings from the well-established scientific literature in this area and highlight the results from some of the major studies over the past decade. We conclude the chapter by discussing the use of lifestyle modification approaches to improve outcomes following bariatric surgery, as well as discuss other cognitive-behavioral approaches to weight control that are growing in popularity.

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