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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 69, No. 3, 366-372, March 1999
© 1999 American Society for Clinical Nutrition

Special Article

Report of a National Institutes of Health–Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workshop on the feasibility of conducting a randomized clinical trial to estimate the long-term health effects of intentional weight loss in obese persons1,2

Susan Zelitch Yanovski, Raymond P Bain and David F Williamson

A workshop was convened in 1997 by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consider the need for and feasibility of conducting a randomized clinical trial to estimate the long-term health effects of intentional weight loss in obese persons. Although the benefits of weight loss in obese individuals may seem obvious, little information is available showing that intentional weight loss improves long-term health outcomes. Observational studies may be unable to provide convincing answers about the magnitude and direction of the health effects of intentional weight loss. Workshop participants agreed that a well-designed randomized clinical trial could answer several questions necessary for developing a rational clinical and public health policy for treating obesity. Such information will ultimately provide needed guidance on the risks and benefits of weight loss to health care providers and payers, as well as to millions of obese Americans.

Key Words: Obesity • randomized clinical trials • workshop • pharmacotherapy • behavior therapy • weight loss






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