Prospective Association Between Weight Variability and Subsequent Long‐Term Weight Loss in the CALERIE Study
Branislav Jovanovic, Simar Singh, Fengqing Zhang, Edward A Williams, Susan B Roberts, Michael R Lowe · 2026
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Branislav Jovanovic asked whether wobbly early weight predicts weaker later loss in a 2026 analysis of the CALERIE diet study. Participants without obesity followed a plan cutting energy intake by a quarter over two years.
For 143 people, week-to-week variation across the first twelve weeks was measured from repeated weights. Greater early wobble linked to less extra loss by month six in adjusted models, with a reported coefficient of −0.38 in the main result. The time interaction was not clear, though checks hinted the pattern may run longer, supporting steadier early routines during dieting.
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| CREATOR | Branislav Jovanovic, Simar Singh, Fengqing Zhang, Edward A Williams, Susan B Roberts, Michael R Lowe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37710 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |