The perceived relative worth of reaching and maintaining goal weight
International Journal of ObesityPublished 1 August 2000
Patrick M. O’Neil, CF Smith, GD Foster, DA Anderson
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Excessive value may be placed on attaining less than realistic weight goals, particularly but not exclusively by treatment-seeking and heavier obese people and those who desire greater weight loss.
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Excessive value may be placed on attaining less than realistic weight goals, particularly but not exclusively by treatment-seeking and heavier obese people and those who desire greater weight loss. Clinicians should take this phenomenon into consideration, and public health initiatives should attempt to place body weight in a more balanced perspective.
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