Effects of behavioral treatment on long‐term weight loss: Lessons learned from the look AHEAD trial

The eight-year weight loss findings from the Look AHEAD Study (1) reported in this issue of Obesity have important implications for treatment of overweight and obesity. As the largest and longest randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention for weight loss, the results from Look AHEAD provide vital information about the short- and long-term effects of an intensive lifestyle intervention for weight management. Over the course of eight...