1. Lifestyle Modification for the Management of Obesity
Thomas A. Wadden, Meghan L. Butryn, Christopher Wilson 
Gastroenterology 
Volume 132, Issue 6, Pages (May 2007)
DOI: /j.gastro
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2. Figure 1
Changes in body weight in participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Figure reprinted with permission from ref. 5. Copyright © 2002 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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3. Figure 2
Cumulative incidence of diabetes in participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program study. The risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 58% in the lifestyle group compared to control and by 31% compared to metformin. Figure reprinted with permission from ref. 5. Copyright © 2002 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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4. Figure 3
Macronutrient composition of several popular reducing diets. Figure adapted from data contained in refs. 51 and 65–70. The authors thank Dr. Peter Wilson for providing a prototype of the figure.
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5. Figure 4
Changes in body weight over 8 months in persons who were instructed to engage in different amounts (and intensities) of physical activity. The results show that walking the equivalent of 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week, induced a loss of only 1 kg in 8 months. Figure adapted from data in ref. 77.
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6. Figure 5
Long-term results of standard behavioral treatment with or without twice monthly maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy was terminated at week 72. Figure adapted from data in refs. 24, 99, and 101.
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7. Figure 6
Potentially complementary mechanisms of action of pharmacotherapy and lifestyle modification in inducing weight loss.
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8. Figure 7
Mean percentage reduction in initial weight over 1 year for participants assigned to sibutramine alone, lifestyle modification alone, combined therapy, or sibutramine plus brief therapy. Weight losses in kilograms are reported in ref. 15.
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9. Thomas Wadden, MD, PhD
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