Diets produce modest reductions in weight over the span of weeks or months, but the weight comes back over time. There’s been a lot of searching for effective diets, but they’re all about the same in large populations.
I think this problem is extremely real but the academic studies overstate them, because people who succeed with their first diet and keep succeeding don’t sign up for diet RCTs. They’re selecting diet-resistant people.
I think this problem is extremely real but the academic studies overstate them, because people who succeed with their first diet and keep succeeding don’t sign up for diet RCTs. They’re selecting diet-resistant people.