Long-term weight maintenance after a 17-week weight loss intervention with or without a one-year maintenance program: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Weight lost by obese patients is almost always regained over time. Extended treatment may improve maintenance, but solid evidence is lacking.

Purpose: We determined effectiveness of maintenance therapy after a weight loss program.

Sex hormones and sexual function in obese men losing weight.

Objective: To study the impact of a weight-loss program on sex hormones and sexual function among 38 middle-aged obese men (BMI >or=35 kg/m(2)).

Research Methods And Procedures: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. The treatment group (n = 19) participated in a 4-month weight-loss program including 10 weeks on a very-low-energy diet (VLED) and 17 behavior modification visits.