Correlates of health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and eating self-regulation after successful weight loss maintenance

Paulo N. Vieira; Marlene N. Silva; Jutta Mata; Sílvia R. Coutinho; Teresa C. Santos; Luís B. Sardinha; Pedro J. Teixeira

doi:10.1007/s10865-012-9454-9

Correlates of health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and eating self-regulation after successful weight loss maintenance

Paulo N. Vieira, Marlene N. Silva, Jutta Mata, Sílvia R. Coutinho, Teresa C. Santos, Luís B. Sardinha, Pedro J. Teixeira^*

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life and other psychosocial characteristics, including eating self-regulation and body image, in a group of successful long-term weight loss maintainers. Women enrolled in the Portuguese Weight Control Registry (n = 107) were matched and compared to women at the end of a behavior weight loss treatment program (n = 107), and also with women in the community who were not trying to lose weight (n = 107). Successful maintainers displayed higher quality of life and a more positive profile in selected eating and exercise markers of self-regulation compared to similarly-weighed women not attempting weight loss, but not when compared to the 'weight loss treatment' group. However, results also suggest that concerns with body shape and size may persist after weight loss and that some aspects of well-being and eating self-regulation can be more successfully targeted in specific weight loss programs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-610
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9454-9
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Eating self-regulation
Obesity
Overweight women
Quality of life
Weight loss maintenance
Well-being

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Correlates of health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and eating self-regulation after successful weight loss maintenance

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