A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss

[Northerner]

Overweight or obese patients, particularly those with metabolic syndrome, are often told to lose weight by changing their lifestyle. The aim of these recommendations is to reduce their cardiovascular risk; however, there is no scientific evidence that this beneficial effect can be maintained in the long-term. Although low fat and low carbohydrate diets have proven effective in losing weight and improving cardiovascular risk, the benefits tend to diminish after a year. Following a Mediterranean diet low in calories and engaging daily physical activity have been demonstrated to result in reduce body weight and cardiovascular risk in overweight patients and patients with metabolic syndrome, and to maintain these benefits after one year.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105105353.htm

 

[grovesy]

I personally find I have to adopt away to eat the majority of the time, otherwise I can't maintain restrictive eating.