Pathways from dieting to weight regain, to XXXX and to the @entity209 : an overview.

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Every year, scores of millions of @entity1 - as diverse as @entity28 and lean, teenagers and older adults, sedentary and elite athletes, commoners and celebrities - attempt to lose weight on some form of diet. They are often encouraged by their parents, friends, health professionals, @entity15285 , a media that promotes a slim image and a diet-industry that in Europe and United States alone has an annual turnover in excess of  150 billion. Weight regain is generally the rule, with one-third to two-thirds of the weight lost being regained within 1 year and almost all is regained within 5 years. With studies of the long-term outcomes showing that at least one-third of dieters regain more weight than they lost, together with prospective studies indicating that dieting during childhood and adolescence predicts future @entity1017 and @entity28 , there is concern as to whether dieting may paradoxically be promoting exactly the opposite of what it is intended to achieve. Does dieting really make @entity1 fatter? How? Does dieting increase the risks for @entity66 as many go through repeated cycles of intentional @entity353 and unintentional weight regain, i.e. through yo-yo dieting or weight cycling? What's new in adipose tissue biology pertaining to the mechanisms that drive weight regain? Why does exercise not necessarily work in concert with dieting to achieve @entity353 and prevent weight regain? What 'lessons' are we learning from bariatric surgery about the mechanisms by which long-term @entity353 seems achievable? It is these questions, against a background of preoccupation with dieting, that recent advances and controversies relevant to the theme of 'Pathways from dieting to weight regain, to @entity28 and to the @entity209 ' are addressed in this overview and the eight review articles in this supplement reporting the proceedings of the 7th Fribourg Obesity Research Conference.
