Review: little evidence supports the efficacy of major commercial and organized self-help weight loss programs

Affiliations

Comment

Stephen A Wilson. ACP J Club. 2005 Jul-Aug.

. 2005 Jul-Aug;143(1):15.

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

No abstract available

Comment on

Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States.
Tsai AG, Wadden TA. Tsai AG, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jan 4;142(1):56-66. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00012. Ann Intern Med. 2005. PMID: 15630109

The impact of Internet use for weight loss.
Saperstein SL, Atkinson NL, Gold RS. Saperstein SL, et al. Obes Rev. 2007 Sep;8(5):459-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00374.x. Obes Rev. 2007. PMID: 17716303 Review.
Weight loss on the web: A pilot study comparing a structured behavioral intervention to a commercial program.
Gold BC, Burke S, Pintauro S, Buzzell P, Harvey-Berino J. Gold BC, et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Jan;15(1):155-64. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.520. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007. PMID: 17228043 Clinical Trial.
A randomized controlled comparison of guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral weight loss for binge eating disorder.
Grilo CM, Masheb RM. Grilo CM, et al. Behav Res Ther. 2005 Nov;43(11):1509-25. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.11.010. Behav Res Ther. 2005. PMID: 16159592 Clinical Trial.
Helping patients lose weight--what works?
Egger G. Egger G. Aust Fam Physician. 2008 Jan-Feb;37(1-2):20-3. Aust Fam Physician. 2008. PMID: 18239747
Should medicare reimburse providers for weight loss interventions?
Kaplan RM. Kaplan RM. Am Psychol. 2007 Apr;62(3):217-9. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.3.217. Am Psychol. 2007. PMID: 17469899 Review.