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Lousy Methodology: The study had a 77% drop-out rate. This means that the researchers have no idea how many people followed their instructions, found kids that they weren't losing weight, and so quite reasonably dropped out. kids All the researchers can claim is that of the 23% minority who didn't drop out, those who had a regular meal schedule were 70% more likely to have a "successful" kids weight loss. Forgiving definition of "success": " weight loss of 5% or more from baseline to 3 y FU was defined as successful weight reduction." 5%? Let's say a 300-pound man loses 5% of his weight, and so becomes a 285 pound man. Will that mean that he's now classified as "normal" weight? No. If he says that he's now satisfied with his weight, will Ms. Swain find that acceptable? Again, no. And what if he gains back the fifteen pounds if we measure it across 5 or 6 years, instead of three (weight loss maintenance declines steeply over time) - will that be acceptable? No. And keep in mind, the amount of weight loss drops steeply over time - so when these studies consider a "success" to be weight loss at six months or even three years, they're greatly increasing the "successes."
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