Background: Current perception is that participants of a structured weight-loss program
regain all of their weight loss within 5 y. Objective: The objective was to examine the long-
term weight-loss maintenance of individuals completing a structured weight-loss program.
Design: Studies were required to 1) have been conducted in the United States, 2) have
included participants in a structured weight-loss program, 3) have provided follow-up data
with variance estimates for≥ 2 y. Primary outcome variables were weight-loss maintenance�…