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Supplementary material: How to lose weight well, according to How to Lose Weight Well

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Table 3. Percentage of body weight lost by type of diet. See “How to lose weight well, according to How to Lose Weight Well” in the February 2021 issue of Significance, pages 6-7.

 

Percentage of body weight lost

 

Mean

Median

Standard Deviation (SD)

Range

Crashers

Calorie count (15)

4.9

4.8

2.7

8.8

Did not calorie count (31)

4.5

4.0

2.1

9.6

Vegan (8)

3.4

3.2

1.5

5.1

Did not adopt a vegan diet (38)

4.9

4.7

2.3

10.4

Exercise (5)

3.2

4.0

1.8

3.7

Not obliged to exercise (41)

4.8

4.5

2.3

10.4

Eliminate alcohol (28)

5.4

5.1

2.3

9.5

Did not eliminate alcohol (18)

3.4

3.5

1.6

6.0

Eliminate caffeine (11)

4.0

3.4

1.6

5.1

Did not eliminate caffeine (25)

4.8

4.6

2.4

10.4

Shape shifters

Calorie count (11)

6.6

6.8

3.7

12.3

Did not calorie count (35)

6.6

5.7

2.6

11.1

Vegan (3)

11.1

12.6

3.7

6.9

Did not adopt a vegan diet (43)

6.2

5.8

2.5

12.3

Exercise (14)

5.9

5.5

2.9

11.8

Not obliged to exercise (32)

6.9

6.6

2.8

12.9

Eliminate alcohol (16)

7.5

7.1

2.5

9.0

Did not eliminate alcohol (30)

6.1

5.6

6.1

2.9

Eliminate caffeine (4)

6.3

6.8

2.2

5.2

Did not eliminate caffeine (42)

6.6

6.1

2.9

14.3

Life changers

Calorie count (14)

13.2

13.6

5.6

15.4

Did not calorie count (31)

9.8

9.9

5.3

19.4

Vegan (2)

13.1

13.1

10.8

15.2

Did not adopt a vegan diet (43)

10.8

10.8

5.4

19.4

Exercise (11)

10.1

10.3

3.9

11.3

Not obliged to exercise (34)

11.1

11.3

6.0

19.4

Eliminate alcohol (9)

9.2

6.4

5.4

13.3

Did not eliminate alcohol (36)

11.5

11.0

5.6

19.4

Eliminate caffeine (7)

7.9

5.8

4.4

12.4

Did not eliminate caffeine (38)

11.4

11.4

5.6

19.4

Total

Calorie count (40)

8.3

6.8

4.4

21.4

Did not calorie count (97)

7.0

5.7

5.6

19.9

Vegan (13)

6.7

3.4

5.7

18.8

Did not adopt a vegan diet (124)

7.4

5.9

4.5

22.3

Exercise (30)

7.0

5.9

4.0

15.2

Not obliged to exercise (107)

7.4

5.8

4.8

20.8

Eliminate alcohol (53)

6.7

6.4

3.3

14.8

Did not eliminate alcohol (84)

7.8

5.7

5.3

22.3

Eliminate caffeine (22)

5.7

5.2

3.3

14.8

Did not eliminate caffeine (115)

7.7

6.2

4.7

22.3

 

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