For the majority of people who lose weight, keeping the weight off can be challenging. Research has shown biological, behavioral, and environmental factors may undermine weight-loss maintenance. Within two to three years, most individuals will regain nearly all the weight they lost. As a result, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified weight-loss maintenance as the next major challenge in obesity treatment.
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