Am Psychol April 2007 PMID 17469900

Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer.

Traci Mann, A Janet Tomiyama, Erika Westling, Ann-Marie Lew, Barbra Samuels, Jason Chatman

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The collective discussions emphasize scientific evidence and long-term studies, such as references to Medicare's 2007 publication and meta-analyses that show consistent weight regain, using assertive language like 'almost inevitable' and 'study after study,' which underscores the strong consensus about the inefficacy of diets as a sustainable solution. The tone reflects a mix of scientific rigor and personal experiences, influencing both curiosity and skepticism about dieting practices.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions strongly support the article, citing evidence that diets are ineffective long-term, with numerous references to meta-analyses and studies highlighting weight regain trends.

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The discussions demonstrate high curiosity, with many users referencing scientific studies, historical data, and questioning societal standards, indicating a keen engagement with the topic.

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Several contributions involve detailed citations, personal reflections, and debates about long-term health impacts, showing deep involvement rather than superficial responses.

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While the discussions are influential for those interested in health and societal standards, many users seem to reinforce existing beliefs, suggesting a moderate overall impact on broader public policy or awareness.

Abstract in brief

  • Medicare is now funding obesity treatments with proven effectiveness, reflecting concerns about the rising obesity rates and related health issues.
  • Research shows that a significant portion of dieters regain more weight than they lost, and existing studies may underestimate these negative outcomes due to biases and methodological flaws.
  • Overall, there is little evidence to suggest that dieting leads to sustained weight loss or significant health improvements, questioning the long-term effectiveness of diets as an obesity treatment.

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TW: катя ло
@catherine_lo · X

В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу Евгении Меглинской, чтобы получить ответы на такие важные вопросы. Смотрите аккуратно, много триггеров!

Feb 15, 2024 · 114 likes · 4 shares · 26,137 followers View post →
☀️ Shiiba, The Fat Black Leftist ˎˊ˗ (inactive)
@HappyShiiba · X

Personal anecdote aside, you simply can't risk to weight cycle as you age or, period. Dieting has been proven to not work after decades of research opposed to poorly controlled, viral, one-off studies (https://t.co/YmipQwm64K), and it's designed to keep you miserable and dying.

Dec 27, 2022 · 76 likes · 6 shares · 3,992 followers View post →
☀️ Shiiba, The Fat Black Leftist ˎˊ˗ (inactive)
@HappyShiiba · X

"I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weightloss is sustainable after 5 years. But we have a 50 year study w/ thousands of results saying just the opposite. https://t.co/56uzGWCRxG

Nov 16, 2021 · 57 likes · 14 shares · 3,992 followers View post →
Find me at http://barrydeutsch.bsky.social
@barrydeutsch · X

Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer (2007) https://t.co/r6wOPsytMY https://t.co/XyFjhxeadH

Mar 30, 2022 · 26 likes · 7,883 followers View post →
ITEC Investigación y terapia del comportamiento
@ItecPsicologia · X

Así la persona se ve involucrada en un proceso cíclico o "yo-yo" de las dietas cuyo resultado acaba siendo que, lejos de disminuir su peso, acaba aumentando en una mayor proporción de casos (cuando no acaba desembocando en conductas típicas de TCA): https://t.co/zj0a0Mul11

Aug 21, 2020 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 7,734 followers View post →
Raquel Lobaton
@Raquelloba · X

No es mi opinion, es evidencia, es ciencia https://t.co/aFLFunYcOJ

Jan 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 6,809 followers View post →

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine
@dimsie.bsky.social · Bluesky

Jesus Christ dude. Just search Pubmed for literally anything about "weight regain". pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17469900/ study.sagepub.com/sites/defaul... www.scientificamerican.com/article/unex...

May 29, 2025 · 2 shares View post →
Anthony Knox
@KnoxAnthon52670 · X

@CGTCFA Calorie-restriction almost never results in permanent weight-loss. See: “Medicare’s Search for Effective Obesity Treatments Diets Are Not the Answer” Traci Mann, A. Janet Tomiyama, Erika Westling, Ann-Marie Lew, Barbra Samuels, and Jason Chatman Univ. of California, Los Angeles.

May 4, 2025 · 36 followers View post →
abranti
@joaoabrantis · X

Citations: [1] Nutrition and Longevity (https://t.co/9rCBSKbDWK) [2] Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer. (https://t.co/gnL0LlrjnN)

Jan 15, 2025 · 679 followers View post →
Еленушка
@whileLen · X

НАСМЕШКИ НАД ТОЛСТЫМИ И ПРОВОКАЦИИ В ПРАЙМ-ТАЙМ | «Большие девочки» | мн... https://t.co/7Fdtx74r7C

Mar 24, 2024 · 1 like · 18 followers View post →
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@rica_weiss · X

RT @catherine_lo: В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу…

Feb 15, 2024 · 4 shares · 490 followers View post →
Софьюшка
@soffemka · X

RT @catherine_lo: В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу…

Feb 15, 2024 · 4 shares · 17 followers View post →
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@YuHoOoOoO3 · X

RT @catherine_lo: В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу…

Feb 15, 2024 · 4 shares · 95 followers View post →
Света
@hochetsya_more · X

RT @catherine_lo: В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу…

Feb 15, 2024 · 4 shares · 343 followers View post →
TW: катя ло
@catherine_lo · X

В этом обзоре мы разберёмся, от лени и распущенности лишний вес или всё-таки нет (спойлер: нет). Я обратилась к психологу Евгении Меглинской, чтобы получить ответы на такие важные вопросы. Смотрите аккуратно, много триггеров!

Feb 15, 2024 · 114 likes · 4 shares · 26,137 followers View post →
Kate Manne
@kate_manne · X

@OuisieM Meta-analyses show that weight regain is almost inevitable over a five year period for the vast majority of people who lose weight. Between one and two thirds end up heavier than they started https://t.co/ch4ku58X6H

Dec 16, 2023 · 1 like · 47,001 followers View post →
T Nick
@taynicholas_ · X

@CAdreaMplanet Study: https://t.co/1T4oHgFb3a Study: https://t.co/rqLgJkxcSm Study: https://t.co/ifDc4S0bxW Study: https://t.co/iamfNAa3yK

Sep 17, 2023 · 1 like · 884 followers View post →
0 Days of NonBlack & Kewn Nonsense
@SpiderQueen444 · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

May 15, 2023 · 14 shares · 1,340 followers View post →
Margaret Wheeler Johnson
@mwjohnso · X

@willowjarosh @theskimm I like to start the reply with @TraciLynnMann and Janet Tomiyama's 2007 review and let things unfold from there. https://t.co/de26lvbYqx

Feb 1, 2023 · 1 like · 5,688 followers View post →
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Jan 1, 2023 · 281 followers View post →
Michelle Mullins
@libisumbrae · X

RT @HappyShiiba: Personal anecdote aside, you simply can't risk to weight cycle as you age or, period. Dieting has been proven to not work…

Dec 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 415 followers View post →
0 Days of NonBlack & Kewn Nonsense
@SpiderQueen444 · X

RT @HappyShiiba: Personal anecdote aside, you simply can't risk to weight cycle as you age or, period. Dieting has been proven to not work…

Dec 27, 2022 · 6 shares · 1,340 followers View post →
☀️ Shiiba, The Fat Black Leftist ˎˊ˗ (inactive)
@HappyShiiba · X

Personal anecdote aside, you simply can't risk to weight cycle as you age or, period. Dieting has been proven to not work after decades of research opposed to poorly controlled, viral, one-off studies (https://t.co/YmipQwm64K), and it's designed to keep you miserable and dying.

Dec 27, 2022 · 76 likes · 6 shares · 3,992 followers View post →
0 Days of NonBlack & Kewn Nonsense
@SpiderQueen444 · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Dec 20, 2022 · 14 shares · 1,340 followers View post →
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@Raquelloba · X

@Itziar_Urrutia Aquí te dejo dos: https://t.co/aFLFunGBXb https://t.co/TyOBYxCy3e

Dec 18, 2022 · 2 likes · 6,809 followers View post →
Raquel Lobaton
@Raquelloba · X

@MxNutrem Lo que si existe es la evidencia de que las dietas no funcionan. Te dejo un meta análisis. https://t.co/aFLFunGBXb

Dec 17, 2022 · 8 likes · 6,809 followers View post →
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Dr Angela Meadows (she/her)
@DrAMeadows · X

RT @MyNutriWeb: Dieting Studies:

Sep 29, 2022 · 1 share · 673 followers View post →
MyNutriWeb
@MyNutriWeb · X

Dieting Studies:

Sep 28, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 9,630 followers View post →
THEE mj
@scib0rg · X

@himecalories @aifval @daintypharb @gayorexic Here are two: https://t.co/5YzBoMGQF3 and https://t.co/ObCn0W4MbS

Aug 17, 2022 · 5,427 followers View post →
Raquel Lobaton
@Raquelloba · X

@TheUltrok @Eliza_Rain https://t.co/aFLFunGBXb

Jul 19, 2022 · 2 likes · 6,809 followers View post →
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@barrydeutsch · X

Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer (2007) https://t.co/r6wOPsytMY https://t.co/XyFjhxeadH

Mar 30, 2022 · 26 likes · 7,883 followers View post →
Find me at http://barrydeutsch.bsky.social
@barrydeutsch · X

@jordanjosbecker @SpenserMestel Here's a few articles with references you could check out. https://t.co/J73Zoio6uI https://t.co/7cGuqxvhYZ https://t.co/Va8pg965i0

Jan 2, 2022 · 4 likes · 7,883 followers View post →
Ed Cara
@EdCara4 · X

@JumpDudeTslaQ @AdamSerwer That's just one review as well; others have been more pessimistic. https://t.co/jyzYYf9Bfz

Dec 23, 2021 · 2,899 followers View post →
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@thesyc66 · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Dec 10, 2021 · 14 shares · 1,652 followers View post →
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@Luna_Mfitnesss · X

RT @Luna_Mfitnesss: La personas que realizan dietas estrictas o restrictivas tienen más riesgo de recuperar más peso del que perdieron. ht…

Nov 29, 2021 · 2 shares · 11,908 followers View post →
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@talltaria · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 303 followers View post →
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@AddieHillman1 · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 1,024 followers View post →
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@NlNACOLADA · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 2,576 followers View post →
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@Nano_Aubry · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 492 followers View post →
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@blessed86620542 · X

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Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 168 followers View post →
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@keylimepiper · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 116 followers View post →
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@qschoolcandy · X

RT @HappyShiiba: "I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weigh…

Nov 16, 2021 · 14 shares · 833 followers View post →
☀️ Shiiba, The Fat Black Leftist ˎˊ˗ (inactive)
@HappyShiiba · X

"I'm just trying to take care of my health." Which is an oxymoron because there's 0 long term studies that show that weightloss is sustainable after 5 years. But we have a 50 year study w/ thousands of results saying just the opposite. https://t.co/56uzGWCRxG

Nov 16, 2021 · 57 likes · 14 shares · 3,992 followers View post →
Selke Brewer
@SelkeMMB · X

@TradNorm @fattyMPH Here's a place for you to start "doing your own research" PMID: 17469900 Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer

Sep 27, 2021 · 58 followers View post →
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@__bukanurusanmu · X

https://t.co/LOWtX1o3Lm harus nonton ini pls bgt!

Sep 17, 2021 · 1,024 followers View post →
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@shulamithbond · X

#2: https://t.co/tCUe9WWp82

Aug 23, 2021 · 282 followers View post →
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@VeryFeministy · X

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Aug 1, 2021 · 388 followers View post →
Fredrick Brennan (@copypaste@bsky.app)
@fr_brennan · X

https://t.co/GUbAxCUmi4 (this one just links to study after abysmal study) https://t.co/GdGzGi44VF (this one is a little bit womp womp because it even says that 33 to 66% of dieters end up weighing more)

Jul 10, 2021 · 1 like · 26,244 followers View post →
BunBuns
@joullybeans · X

this to keep ourselves sane from the ridiculous stereotype of "girls should be feminine, kulit mulus, putih, kurus, dada besar" and the other shitty things society asked for https://t.co/BgApTkFYjg

Jun 17, 2021 · 834 followers View post →
Rae
@raeofneptune · X

@w311ur461tch Mann T, Tomiyama J, Westling E, Lew AM, Samuels B & Chatman J. (2007) Medicare’s Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not the Answer. American Psychologist, 62, 3, 220-233. https://t.co/RtIneLbAWx

Apr 26, 2021 · 508 followers View post →
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@Race__Realist · X

@FoodFirst_Ty I'm interested in what you, @The_Nutrivore and @TheAlanAragon think about Traci Mann's and Janet Tomiyama's work - specifically "Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: Diets are not the answer."

Feb 15, 2021 · 4,205 followers View post →
Raquel Lobaton
@Raquelloba · X

No es mi opinion, es evidencia, es ciencia https://t.co/aFLFunYcOJ

Jan 17, 2021 · 12 likes · 6,809 followers View post →
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Dec 29, 2020 · 969 followers View post →
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@xRubenxMx · X

RT @Luna_Mfitnesss: La personas que realizan dietas estrictas o restrictivas tienen más riesgo de recuperar más peso del que perdieron. ht…

Sep 19, 2020 · 2 shares · 661 followers View post →
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RT @ItecPsicologia: Así la persona se ve involucrada en un proceso cíclico o "yo-yo" de las dietas cuyo resultado acaba siendo que, lejos d…

Sep 16, 2020 · 4 shares · 26,727 followers View post →
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RT @ItecPsicologia: Así la persona se ve involucrada en un proceso cíclico o "yo-yo" de las dietas cuyo resultado acaba siendo que, lejos d…

Sep 13, 2020 · 4 shares · 287 followers View post →
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@mirpalgom · X

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Sep 13, 2020 · 4 shares · 5,596 followers View post →
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RT @ItecPsicologia: Así la persona se ve involucrada en un proceso cíclico o "yo-yo" de las dietas cuyo resultado acaba siendo que, lejos d…

Aug 21, 2020 · 4 shares · 6,300 followers View post →
ITEC Investigación y terapia del comportamiento
@ItecPsicologia · X

Así la persona se ve involucrada en un proceso cíclico o "yo-yo" de las dietas cuyo resultado acaba siendo que, lejos de disminuir su peso, acaba aumentando en una mayor proporción de casos (cuando no acaba desembocando en conductas típicas de TCA): https://t.co/zj0a0Mul11

Aug 21, 2020 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 7,734 followers View post →
Lara
@LaraBfIy · X

@pedrofmoreno @gatobluera @fernandaimamura Eu li sobre isso nas minhas revisões mas em casos de obesidade mórbida. Em casos de sobrepeso ou obesidade apenas pelo IMC, muitas vezes as pessoas ganham todo o peso de volta depois de emagrecer e até tem problemas de saúde por ter perdido tanto peso: https://t.co/K5OAOzPh3u

Jul 23, 2020 · 1 like · 231 followers View post →
RaceRealist
@Race__Realist · X

@zoeharcombe What about Mann et al 2007 (Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not the Answer)?

Jul 7, 2020 · 4,205 followers View post →