Overgeneralization from limited data: A commentary on Cooper et al., 2010

Robert W. Jeffery; Rona L. Levy

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.016

Overgeneralization from limited data: A commentary on Cooper et al., 2010

Robert W. Jeffery, Rona L. Levy

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Abstract

This article comments on a recent paper by Cooper et al. in BRAT. Its main purpose is to comment on the provocative conclusion in the paper that behavioral research on weight loss maintenance should be abandoned. We disagree, arguing that the authors over generalize from their research, under crediting past behavioral weight loss research for its accomplishments, which are considerable. We briefly outline areas we believe remain exciting new research directions in this field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	714-716
Number of pages	3
Journal	Behaviour Research and Therapy
Volume	48
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2010.05.016
State	Published - Aug 2010

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This research was supported by University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center and grant DK50456 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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Behavioral
Commentary
Research
Weight loss maintenance

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