Finally, some sound advice from mainstream press

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  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    This is a terrible article because it ignores the reality that most meta-analyses show nothing (other than gastric bypass) works well for long term weight loss.

    It would be incredibly easy to create a meta-analysis demonstrating that "diets" don't work well for weight loss by including a few studies where dietary changes and counseling did not lead to long term weight loss. But what would that prove?

    Actually, I know quite a few people who have had gastric bypass and are right back where they started from.
  • ElJefeChief
    ElJefeChief Posts: 650 Member
    The processed food industry loves to propound the idea that exercise is the key to weight loss. This is how they co-opted Michelle Obama's crusade into one that's now entirely about exercise.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    DrEnalg wrote: »
    The processed food industry loves to propound the idea that exercise is the key to weight loss. This is how they co-opted Michelle Obama's crusade into one that's now entirely about exercise.

    Well, that's what the fed up people would have you believe, anyway.
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  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    This is a terrible article because it ignores the reality that most meta-analyses show nothing (other than gastric bypass) works well for long term weight loss.

    It would be incredibly easy to create a meta-analysis demonstrating that "diets" don't work well for weight loss by including a few studies where dietary changes and counseling did not lead to long term weight loss. But what would that prove?

    Actually, I know quite a few people who have had gastric bypass and are right back where they started from.

    I think it has something like a 50% failure rate over 5 years (not sure of exact time frame). But that's actually really good compared to anything else that's been tested for treating obesity.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    edited June 2015
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    SueInAz wrote: »
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    This is a terrible article because it ignores the reality that most meta-analyses show nothing (other than gastric bypass) works well for long term weight loss.

    It would be incredibly easy to create a meta-analysis demonstrating that "diets" don't work well for weight loss by including a few studies where dietary changes and counseling did not lead to long term weight loss. But what would that prove?

    Actually, I know quite a few people who have had gastric bypass and are right back where they started from.

    I think it has something like a 50% failure rate over 5 years (not sure of exact time frame). But that's actually really good compared to anything else that's been tested for treating obesity.

    I think there, the problem is, most people who decide to lose weight without surgery go back to eating the way they were eating earlier either once they have reached their goal and are "done" or once they decided they're tired of it all. It's not so much that other methods don't work it's that other methods aren't "permanent". What's incredible to me is the people who still manage to put much of the weight back on after the surgery. That takes some effort. :smile:

    I've come to realize that losing weight and maintaining that loss is like walking down an up escalator. The moment you lose focus or stop trying you start going back up.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    ahamm002 wrote: »
    This is a terrible article because it ignores the reality that most meta-analyses show nothing (other than gastric bypass) works well for long term weight loss.

    It would be incredibly easy to create a meta-analysis demonstrating that "diets" don't work well for weight loss by including a few studies where dietary changes and counseling did not lead to long term weight loss. But what would that prove?

    This is a very good point.