Maintenance Programme After Weight Loss

Effect of Maintenance Programme on the Long Term Weight Reduction in Severely Obese Patients. A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to compare a weight reduction programme with and without a maintenance programme in patients with severe obesity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI 35 kg/m2 or more
• Age 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 diabetes
• Major alcohol problem
• Acute psychic disease, eating behavior, pregnancy, severe disease (cancer, unstable coronary disease, severe liver or kidney disease), or the patient has been in this treatment within the past 5 years