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National Weight Control
Registry
(NWCR)
www.nwcr.ws
The National Weight Control Registry was created
by researchers Rena Wing PhD, and James Hill PhD, from the
University of Colorado, back in 1993. The program researchers
questioned people who were successful at losing weight AND
keeping it off. They analyzed how those who were successful
actually did it and what characteristics they shared. To qualify
for the registry, a person had to lose at least 30 pounds and
keep them off for at least a year. To date, there are more than
4000 people in the registry. On average they have lost more than
65 pounds and kept them off for an average of 5 ½ years. Every
year the researchers ask the registrants questions about their
weight, eating habits, and physical activity. More than 10
research articles relating to the findings of the NWCR have been
published to date in various medical journals. Overall here were
the common themes of the “successful losers”:
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Eat a reduced calorie, low fat, moderately
high carb diet (Less than 1% of the successful losers were
on a low carb (less than 24% of total calories from carb)
diet.
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Try to eat breakfast everyday.
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Check weight regularly (as a tool of
measurement, not for creating panic).
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Exercise regularly. Most did 60-90 minutes
per day of some type of moderate intensity.
Anne M. Fletcher M.S., R.D. is a dietitian who
interviewed these people and calls them the “Masters”. Her book,
Thin For Life- 10 Keys To Success From People Who Have Lost
Weight and Kept it Off, goes into detail about what they did.
It’s one of my favorites. I’ve taught classes based on it.
From Thin for Life-
And Diabetes Forecast Feb 2005
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