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Increased Physical Activity Associated with Less Weight Regain Six Years After "The Biggest Loser" Competition.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore how physical activity (PA) and energy intake (EI) changes were related to weight loss and regain following "The Biggest Loser" competition. METHODS:At baseline, week 6 and week 30 of the competition, and 6 years after the competition, body composition was measured via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, resting energy expenditure was measured by using indirect calorimetry, and EI and PA were measured by using doubly labeled water. RESULTS:Six years after the competition, median weight loss in 14 of "The Biggest Loser" participants was 13%, with those maintaining a greater weight loss (mean?±?SE) of 24.9%?±?3.8% having increased PA by 160%?±?23%, compared with a PA increase of 34%?±?25% (P?=?0.0033) in the weight regainers who were 1.1%?±?4.0% heavier than the precompetition baseline. EI changes were similar between weight loss maintainers and regainers (-8.7%?±?5.6% vs. -7.4%?±?2.7%, respectively; P?=?0.83). Weight regain was inversely associated with absolute changes in PA (r?=?-0.82; P?=?0.0003) but not with changes in EI (r?=?-0.15; P?=?0.61). EI and PA changes explained 93% of the individual weight loss variability at 6 years. CONCLUSIONS:Consistent with previous reports, large and persistent increases in PA may be required for long-term maintenance of lost weight.

SUBMITTER: Kerns JC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757520 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Increased Physical Activity Associated with Less Weight Regain Six Years After "The Biggest Loser" Competition.

Kerns Jennifer C JC Guo Juen J Fothergill Erin E Howard Lilian L Knuth Nicolas D ND Brychta Robert R Chen Kong Y KY Skarulis Monica C MC Walter Peter J PJ Hall Kevin D KD

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20171101 11

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to explore how physical activity (PA) and energy intake (EI) changes were related to weight loss and regain following "The Biggest Loser" competition.<h4>Methods</h4>At baseline, week 6 and week 30 of the competition, and 6 years after the competition, body composition was measured via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, resting energy expenditure was measured by using indirect calorimetry, and EI and PA were measured by using doubly labeled water.<h4>Re ...[more]

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