Adherence was poor and attrition was high in both groups
This seems to be the biggest problem to me, besides the "long term studies are required" bit. Most popular diet plans will lose you weight if you stick with them -- the trouble is hardly anyone does (95% failure rate, according to the FDA). They're not ineffective; they're just really unpleasant and difficult to be on.
So if you're feeling lucky, and don't really like food (though I'm not sure how you got fat then), give one of these a shot. Otherwise you might want to try a system that acknowledges this grim statistic and targets the real culprit: not your belly, but your mind.
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Adherence was poor and attrition was high in both groups
This seems to be the biggest problem to me, besides the "long term studies are required" bit. Most popular diet plans will lose you weight if you stick with them -- the trouble is hardly anyone does (95% failure rate, according to the FDA). They're not ineffective; they're just really unpleasant and difficult to be on.
So if you're feeling lucky, and don't really like food (though I'm not sure how you got fat then), give one of these a shot. Otherwise you might want to try a system that acknowledges this grim statistic and targets the real culprit: not your belly, but your mind.
better than WOPRs.
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