By the end of 1 year, 42% of people in the class III group met the American Diabetes Association goal of an LDL cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL, 65% met the ADA goal of a systolic blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg, and 72% met the ADA goal of an HbA1c less than 7%. The results were similar to those in participants who had lesser degrees of obesity.
A similar proportion of all weight groups attended all treatment sessions (an average of more than 80%), consumed a similar number of meal replacements (average of 333), and improved the number of calories expended by physical activity (an average of 761 calories per week).
“Based upon these data, there appears to be no reason why we should be excluding severely obese individuals from behavioral weight-loss treatment programs,” Dr. Unick commented. “Behavioral programs should be considered another treatment option for individuals in this lower end of the severe obesity range.”
'It's critical that we begin to identify successful treatment options for this population.”
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