Only 1 in 10 patients achieve 5% weight loss in a year: study
Findings on those with overweight or obesity shows how low the odds are of clinically meaningful weight loss.
Just one in 10 adults with overweight or obesity are likely to achieve clinically meaningful weight loss in a year, a US study shows.
But the statistics improve over a longer period, when a third of those with overweight lose 5% of their body weight during follow-up of three to 14 years, the authors report.
