Does weighted vest use during weight loss influence long-term weight loss maintenance? A pilot study in older adults living with obesity and osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to explore whether and how gravitational loading during intentional weight loss (WL) influences subsequent weight regain. Pilot data come from a convenience sample of 18 older adults (70.4 ± 3.1 years, 83% women, 78% white) with obesity who participated in a 6-month WL intervention and also returned for 24-month follow-up assessment. Participants were originally assigned to 6-months of caloric restriction plus 10 h/day weighted vest use (WL+VEST; n = 9) or caloric restriction only (WL Only; n = 9). Body weight (BW) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) were collected at baseline, 6, and 24 months. WL+VEST and WL Only participants lost significant and similar amounts of BW by 6-months [WL+VEST: -11.2 kg (95% CI: -14.6, -7.7) versus WL Only: -10.3 kg (95% CI: -13.7,

SUBMITTER: DeLong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396959 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature