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First 2 weeks of meal-replacement diet predicts adherence.(Clinical Rounds)

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Obese women who lost more weight in the first 2 weeks of a meal-replacement diet program were more likely to continue the program and maintain their weight loss, reported I. Packianathan of Addenbrooke's Hospital National Health Service Trust, Cambridge, England, and associates.

Phase 1 of the trial lasted 16 weeks and consisted of a 900-calorie/day diet, which included two meal replacements; 114 (76%) of the 150 women completed this phase. Weight loss during the first 2 weeks predicted adherence during phase 1 (P

Only systolic blood pressure was associated with weight loss at ...

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